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Disputed care and interim periods

Disputed care is when parents stop following a written care arrangement without both parents agreeing to do so. An interim period may apply when this happens.

  1. Child Care Subsidy
  2. How to claim

How to understand your Child Care Subsidy assessment

Information to help you understand your Child Care Subsidy (CCS) assessment notice.

  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) payments depends on your circumstances.

Demerits and suspensions for not meeting mutual obligation requirements

Job seekers could get demerits, suspensions and financial penalties for not meeting mutual obligation requirements.

Capability assessment

An assessment done by us to find out if you’re capable of meeting your current mutual obligation requirements.

Mutual obligation requirements in the Remote Australia Employment Service

Information for job seekers about mutual obligation requirements in the Remote Australia Employment Service (RAES).

Veteran Payment affects your income support payment

Information to help you make a choice between Veteran Payment and an income support payment.

  1. Child Care Subsidy
  2. How to claim

Confirm enrolment for Child Care Subsidy

Before we can pay you Child Care Subsidy (CCS), you need to confirm your child’s child care enrolment.

Exemptions from the newly arrived resident's waiting period

After you arrive in Australia, there can be a waiting period to get some of our payments and concessions. Find out if you may not have to wait this period.

  1. How to manage your payment
  2. Report a change in circumstances

Update your recognised participation for Child Care Subsidy

We use your recognised participation and circumstances to work out the hours of subsidised child care you can get.

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