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Jobs, Education and Training Child Care Fee Assistance

Helps with the cost of approved child care for eligible parents undertaking activities such as job search, work, study, training or undertaking rehabilitation to enter, or re-enter the workforce as part of an Employment Pathway Plan (also known as a Participation Plan or Individual Participation Plan).

Eligibility & payment rates

Eligibility for JET Child Care Fee Assistance

Find out whether you are eligible for Jobs, Education and Training Child Care Fee Assistance

JET Child Care Fee Assistance

Jobs, Education and Training Child Care Fee Assistance will apply to the sessions of child care that you use when you undertake approved activities.

Approved activities for JET Child Care Fee Assistance

The period you can receive JET Child Care Fee Assistance for each of these activities is limited.

Eligible hours for JET Child Care Fee Assistance

You can get up to 24 hours of JET Child Care Fee Assistance per child per week while you are doing your approved activity.

To get more than 24 hours of JET Child Care Fee Assistance per child per week, you (and your partner) must meet a work, training, study test. To meet the test you need to be doing at least 15 hours each week (or 30 hours per fortnight) of approved JET Child Care Fee Assistance activities.

The work, training, study test also applies to Child Care Benefit. The number of hours you get JET Child Care Fee Assistance in a week cannot be more than the hours you get Child Care Benefit in the same week.

If you are participating in the Helping Young Parents or Supporting Jobless Families initiatives or are a teenage parent attending secondary education you might be eligible for more than 24 hours of JET Child Care Fee Assistance per child per week even if you do not meet the work, training, study test.

Changes to JET Child Care Fee Assistance

As part of the May 2013 Budget, the Australian Government announced changes to JET Child Care Fee Assistance.

From 1 July 2013 parents who are studying an enabling course (commonly referred to as bridging or foundation courses) may be eligible for JET Child Care Fee Assistance.

Claiming

Claiming JET Child Care Fee Assistance

To claim JET Child Care Fee Assistance, call us on 136 150.

Alternatively, you can download the Request for Jobs, Education and Training Child Care Fee Assistance form. You can then return this form to your local Centrelink Service Centre.

Resources

More information on JET Child Care Fee Assistance

More information for families using child care can be found on the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations site.