How to understand your Child Care Subsidy assessment
Information to help you understand your Child Care Subsidy assessment notice.
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.
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 Community Development Program
Information for job seekers about mutual obligation requirements in the Community Development Program.
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.
Waiting periods for Parenting Payment
You may have to wait before your Parenting Payment starts.
If you increase your child care hours for Child Care Subsidy
You don’t need to let us know if you start using more child care, or your days change.
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.
Update your activity level for Child Care Subsidy
We use your activity level to make sure we pay you the right amount.
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.