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If you need to attend an assessment

What you need to do before your Employment Services Assessment (ESAt).

  1. Employment Services Assessments
  2. If you need to attend an assessment

What happens during and after the Employment Services Assessment

During your Employment Services Assessment (ESAt), we’ll talk with you about your barriers to work including your disability, illness or injury.

  1. Child Care Subsidy
  2. How much you can get

Your number of children in care can affect your higher Child Care Subsidy

You may get a higher Child Care Subsidy if you have more than one child aged 5 or younger in care.

  1. Child Care Subsidy
  2. How much you can get

Examples to help you understand your Child Care Subsidy

Understand how we work out your Child Care Subsidy rate and hours of subsidised child care.

Advising non-lodgement of a tax return

If you got Family Tax Benefit (FTB) or Child Care Subsidy (CCS) and you or your partner don’t need to lodge a tax return, you need to tell us and confirm your family income.

  1. How to manage your payment
  2. If your child is absent from child care

Child Care Subsidy if you’re affected by an emergency

You may be able to access extra support with the cost of your child care.

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

Changing your Child Care Subsidy enrolment details

If your enrolment ends or your details change, you should let us know. If your enrolment ends, your Child Care Subsidy will stop.

  1. Parental Leave Pay
  2. Who can get it

Experiencing exceptional circumstances for Parental Leave Pay

You can get Parental Leave Pay in exceptional circumstances if you’re not the parent or their partner.

  1. Parental Leave Pay
  2. Who can get it

Meeting the work test for Parental Leave Pay

To be eligible for Parental Leave Pay, you need to meet the work test.

  1. Who can get it
  2. Meeting the work test

Self-employed parents work test for Parental Leave Pay

You may still meet the work test for Parental Leave Pay if you’re self-employed.

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Page last updated: 17 November 2025.
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