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1. Child Care Subsidy
2. How to manage your payment

Child Care Subsidy if your child is absent from child care

We may pay Child Care Subsidy (CCS) if you’re charged for child care when your child is absent.

1. Child Care Subsidy
2. How to manage your payment

Details you need to give your child care service for Child Care Subsidy

When you enrol your child in an approved child care service, you need to give them some information.

1. Child Care Subsidy
2. How to manage your payment

Report a change in circumstances for Child Care Subsidy

You need to tell us if your circumstances change as soon as possible when you're getting Child Care Subsidy.

1. Child Care Subsidy
2. How to balance your payment

Balancing Child Care Subsidy

What you need to do to balance your Child Care Subsidy (CCS) depends on your circumstances.

1. Child Care Subsidy
2. Who can get it

Resources about child care providers

Information for families about child care providers.

1. How much you can get
2. Higher rates when living away from home

What proof you need to give us to show you meet higher rate of ABSTUDY criteria

To get a higher rate of ABSTUDY Living Allowance, you may need to prove you need to live away from home. To do this, you’ll need to give us documentation.

1. Help for myGov, online accounts and mobile apps
2. Centrelink online account help guides

Centrelink online account help - Respond to a nominee request

Instructions on how to respond to a nominee request with your Centrelink online account.

1. Help for myGov, online accounts and mobile apps
2. Centrelink online account help guides

Centrelink online account help - Add a nominee

Instructions on how to add a nominee using your Centrelink online account.

1. Who can get it
2. Non-medical rules

Residence rules for Disability Support Pension

To be eligible for Disability Support Pension (DSP) you must meet the residence rules.

1. Additional Child Care Subsidy
2. How to apply

Applying for Additional Child Care Subsidy as a grandparent

If you already get Child Care Subsidy, complete the following steps to apply for the grandparent subsidy.