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Severe financial hardship provisions

We may reduce or waive your waiting period for a payment if you meet the severe financial hardship provisions.

1. Top payments
2. Child Care Subsidy

How to manage your Child Care Subsidy

If you get Child Care Subsidy (CCS), we need accurate information about your circumstances. You must keep your information up to date.

1. Centrepay
2. How to use it

Set up Centrepay deductions

It’s easy to set up Centrepay deductions.

Demerits and penalties for not meeting mutual obligation or participation requirements

Job seekers could get demerits and financial penalties for not meeting mutual obligation or participation requirements.

1. Top payments
2. Child Care Subsidy

How to balance your payment for Child Care Subsidy

We compare your income estimate with your actual income at the end of each financial year. This is how we check you got the right amount.

Funeral bonds and prepaid funerals

Funeral costs you pay for in advance normally don’t count in your assets test for payments from us. There are some exceptions.

1. What can affect your payments
2. Travel outside Australia

When you hold a temporary visa and get Parental Leave Pay

You can’t get Parental Leave Pay if you go overseas for any reason when you hold most temporary protection type visas.

1. Retirement years
2. Most useful information

Authorising a person or organisation to enquire or act on your behalf (outside Australia) form (AUS221)

Use this form if you want to nominate a person or organisation outside Australia to act on your behalf with Centrelink.

1. Family Tax Benefit
2. How to manage your payment

Support for grandparent carers

Extra assistance is available if you’re a grandparent caring for your grandchildren.

1. How much you can get
2. Your activity level affects it

Hours of care for Child Care Subsidy

You can use the hours of subsidised care you’re eligible for in a number of ways.