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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.

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.

  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. Family Tax Benefit
  2. What can affect your payment

How your percentage of care affects your Family Tax Benefit (FTB) payments

As part of a care assessment, we consider how often each parent or non-parent carer, cares for a child. This is the percentage of care.

Care calendar for when care arrangements for a child changes

Use this calendar to let us know how often you care for a child. We use this to work out your percentage of care to calculate FTB payments and child support.

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