Translations
Child Care Subsidy
- العربية / Arabic
- ܐܵܬܘܿܪܵܝܵܐ / Assyrian
- 简体中文 / Chinese
- دری / Dari
- Thuɔŋjäŋ / Dinka
- Ελληνικά / Greek
- ខ្មែរ / Khmer
- 한국어 / Korean
- नेपाली / Nepali
- فارسی / Persian (Farsi)
- Türkçe / Turkish
- Tiếng Việt / Vietnamese
Call our Multilingual Phone Service to speak with us in your language about your Centrelink payments and services.
Assistance to help you with the cost of child care from 2 July 2018.
Eligibility basics
- care for a child 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
We pay this subsidy after the care has been provided. We’ll pay your child care service once they send us your child’s session report. Speak to your provider to see how they’re managing payments during this transition period.
In this section
Eligibility
You need to meet eligibility requirements to get Child Care Subsidy.
Payments
How Child Care Subsidy works, including how much you can get.
Claiming
How to claim Child Care Subsidy.
Managing
Your options and obligations for Child Care Subsidy.
Resources
Tools, information and other services we offer.