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Capability assessment

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

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.

  1. Parenting Payment
  2. Who can get it

Waiting periods for Parenting Payment

You may have to wait before your Parenting Payment starts.

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

If you get both Child Care Subsidy and Family Tax Benefit

We pay both the subsidy and Family Tax Benefit (FTB) based on your family income estimate. The higher your estimate is, the less subsidy and FTB you’ll get.

  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.

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

Update your relationship status for Child Care Subsidy

If your relationship status changes throughout the year, you need to let us know.

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

Confirm change of child care services for Child Care Subsidy

If you change child care services, you don’t need to tell us as long as you’re still using an approved service.

  1. How much you can get
  2. Hours of subsidised child care

Other circumstances that affect hours of subsidised child care for Child Care Subsidy

The number of hours of subsidised child care you can get depends on your circumstances.

How we use adjusted taxable income

What you claim determines how we work out your adjusted taxable income.

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