The government childcare subsidy (CCS), what you need to know

Child Care Subsidy helps with the cost of approved child care. It’s paid directly to your child care service to reduce the fees you pay. If you are eligible for Child Care Subsidy the amount you can get depends on:

● your family’s income
● the type of child care you use
● the age and number of children you have in care
● the hours of paid or unpaid work, study, training or other recognised activities that you and your partner do, or
● if you have an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child in your care.

Additional Child Care Subsidy may also be available for some families, including grandparents and great grandparents who are primary carers, families moving from an income support payment to work, those experiencing temporary financial hardship, and families caring for a child who is vulnerable or at risk.
Claim using your Centrelink online account through myGov, or myGov app.

You can find more at www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/child-care-subsidy

Who can get the child care subsidy?

To get Child Care Subsidy (CCS) you must:

● care for a child 13 or younger who’s not attending secondary school, unless an exemption applies
● use an approved child care service
● be responsible for paying the child care fees
● meet residence and immunisation requirements

You can find more at www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/who-can-get-child-care-subsidy?context=41186

How much you can get

To work out how much CCS you’re eligible for, the government will need to look at all of the following:

● your family’s income
● the hourly rate cap based on the type of approved child care you use and your child’s age
● the hours of activity you and your partner do
● the hours of paid or unpaid work, study, training or other recognised activities that you and your partner do, or
● the number of children in your care. The amount of subsidised child care you can access per fortnight applies to each child.

You can find more at www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/how-much-child-care-subsidy-you-can-get?context=41186

You can also use the Care Subsidy Calculator on the Starting Blocks website to see what you may be eligible for.

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