How much Child Care Subsidy you can get - Child Care Subsidy

Use our Payment and Service Finder to estimate how much Child Care Subsidy (CCS) you may get.

To work out how much CCS you’re eligible for we’ll look at all of the following:

your family’s income
the hourly rate cap based on the type of approved child care you use and your child’s age
the hours of activity you and your partner do.

The amount of subsidised child care you can access per fortnight applies to each child.

If you have a CCS overpayment, we may use some of your CCS each fortnight to pay this back. The easiest way to repay money is by using the Money you owe service. This is available in either your Centrelink online account through myGov or your Express Plus Centrelink mobile app. Read more about the steps you can take if you’re ready to start repaying the money you owe.

The Child Care Subsidy percentage you’re entitled to depends on your family’s income.

You may get a higher Child Care Subsidy if you have more than one child aged 5 or younger in care.

The amount of Child Care Subsidy you can get depends on the type of approved child care you use. It also depends on the age of your child.

The hours of subsidised care you can get per fortnight depends on the hours of recognised activities you do.

How much you can get