- Child Care Subsidy
- Who can get it
Resources about child care providers
Information for families about child care providers.
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.
- Child Care Subsidy
- 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.
- Child Care Subsidy
- How to manage your payment
If you get both Child Care Subsidy and Family Tax Benefit
We pay both Child Care Subsidy (CCS) and Family Tax Benefit (FTB) based on your family income estimate. The higher your estimate is, the less CCS and FTB you’ll get.
- How to manage your payment
- 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.
- How to manage your payment
- 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.
- How to manage your payment
- 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.
- How much you can get
- 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.