Changes if you get family payments
There are some changes that may affect you if you get family payments.
Report a change in circumstances for Child Care Subsidy
You need to tell us if your circumstances change when you're getting Child Care Subsidy.
Child Support Overpayments
Find out about child support overpayments and how to manage them.
Waiting periods for Parenting Payment
You may have to wait before your Parenting Payment starts.
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.
If your child is enrolled in other child care service
If your child attends multiple child care services, you can choose the amount of hours we pay to each service.
Travel time for Child Care Subsidy
You may be able to include travel time as part of your recognised activity for Child Care Subsidy.
Hours of care for Child Care Subsidy
You can use the hours of subsidised care you’re eligible for in a number of ways.
Casual or irregular hours of work for Child Care Subsidy
Casual or irregular work hours may affect your subsidised hours of care for Child Care Subsidy.
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.