A payment to help with the cost of day care, outside school hours care, vacation care, pre-school and kindergarten.
Eligibility basics
- use approved or registered child care
- are responsible for paying the child care fees
- immunise your child
There are changes to child care assistance from 2 July 2018. Read more about the new Child Care Subsidy and Additional Child Care Subsidy.
In this section
Eligibility
You need to meet eligibility requirements to get Child Care Benefit.
Payment rates
How much Child Care Benefit you'll get.
Claiming
Check if you're eligible before you start your claim.
Managing your payment
Your options and obligations for Child Care Benefit.
Resources
Tools, information and other services we offer.
Related
We have other payments, services and subjects to help you with Child Care Benefit.