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Express Plus Centrelink mobile app help - Apply for an advance payment

Instructions on how to apply for an advance payment using the Express Plus Centrelink mobile app.

  1. Child Care Subsidy
  2. Who can get it

Resources about child care providers

Information for families about child care providers.

  1. Child Care Subsidy
  2. How to manage your payment

Child Care Subsidy if your child is absent from child care

We may pay Child Care Subsidy (CCS) if you’re charged for child care when your child is absent.

  1. Child Care Subsidy
  2. How much you can get

The type of child care you use can affect Child Care Subsidy

The amount of Child Care Subsidy (CCS) you can get depends on the type of approved child care you use. It also depends on the age of your child.

  1. Growing up
  2. Teenage years

What happens when your child turns 18

Your child turning 18 or stopping school may affect Family Tax Benefit (FTB), child support and their eligibility for payment.

  1. Child Care Subsidy
  2. Who can get it

Residence rules for Child Care Subsidy

To be eligible for Child Care Subsidy you must meet the residence rules.

  1. What can affect your payment
  2. Child support and your Family Tax Benefit Part A

How child support affects FTB Part A payment rates

The more child support you receive or are entitled to, the less FTB you may get.

  1. Top payments
  2. Single Income Family Supplement

Who can get Single Income Family Supplement

You must meet certain criteria to receive Single Income Family Supplement (SIFS).

Centrelink payments and care arrangements

If a child’s care or shared care arrangements change, this may affect your Centrelink payments.

  1. Top payments
  2. Family Tax Benefit

Who can get Family Tax Benefit

You need to meet eligibility requirements to get Family Tax Benefit (FTB).

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