CHILDCARE
SUBSIDY

The childcare subsidy is a government payment sent to your childcare provider through Centrelink.

CRITERIA

To be eligible for the Childcare subsidy you must meet certain criteria, such as

  • care for a child aged 13 or younger and not attending secondary school, unless an exemption applies
  • use an approved child care service
  • responsible for paying the child care fees
  • meet residency and immunisation requirements

In order to claim for childcare subsidy you must have a mygov login.

If you do not have one

Once you have your mygov account set up, you will need to navigate to Centrelink and click on the menu, from there click on the payments and claims, then claims, then start a claim, scroll down to families, click on get started and then follow the prompts.

The following link will guide you through an estimator –

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