Top payments for separated parents

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

The type of child care you use can affect Child Care Subsidy

The amount of Child Care Subsidy (CCS) you can get depends on the type of approved child care you use. It also depends on the age of your child.

1. Child Care Subsidy
2. Who can get it

Residence rules for Child Care Subsidy

To be eligible for Child Care Subsidy you must meet the residence rules.

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

Payment choices for FTB

You can choose how you get Family Tax Benefit (FTB) if you claim it fortnightly.

1. Looking for work
2. Top payments

Parent Pathways

If you’re a parent or carer for a child under 6 years, you may be able to get help to meet your personal, study or work goals.

1. Child Care Subsidy
2. 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.

Proving your identity over the phone with Centrelink

How to prove who you are over the phone.

1. Self service
2. Child support self service

Express Plus Child Support mobile app

You can do most of your Child Support business with us using our mobile app.

1. Asset types
2. Gifting

How much you can gift

Your payment may be affected if you gift more than the value of the gifting free area each year.

1. How much you can get
2. Hours of subsidised child care

Recognised participation and activity test for Child Care Subsidy

Your recognised participation may affect the hours of subsidised child care you can get.

1. Child support assessment
2. What you need to know

Parenting plans for child support assessment

A parenting plan is a written agreement with the other parent. It sets rules for things like how much time the children will spend with each parent.