Mutual obligation requirements
Mutual obligation requirements are tasks and activities you agree to do while you get some payments from us. Penalties may apply if you don’t meet them.
- Separated parents
- Most useful information
Details of your child’s care arrangements form (FA012)
Use this form to provide information about your child’s care arrangements.
Explanation or formal review of a decision form (SS351)
Use this form to ask for an explanation or formal review of a decision.
- Top payments
- Child Care Subsidy
How to claim Child Care Subsidy
Complete the following steps to apply for Child Care Subsidy (CCS). Before you start, check if you can get it.
- Prove your identity
- Proving your identity online
How to prove your identity to Centrelink through myGov
How to prove who you are to Centrelink through myGov using the Centrelink identity verification linking option.
Assets test for allowances
We use the assets test to help us work out if you can be paid an allowance and how much you'll get.
- Top payments
- Child Care Subsidy
Who can get Child Care Subsidy
You need to meet some requirements to get Child Care Subsidy (CCS).
When we pre-fill your information
There are some things you need to know about income, Single Touch Payroll (STP) and other details we pre-fill for you.
Asset hardship provisions
We may stop, reject or reduce your payment because of the assets test. If this is the case, you may be able to apply under the asset hardship provisions.
Seasonal work preclusion period
This applies if you or your partner finished seasonal, contract or intermittent work within 6 months of submitting your claim.