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Child Care Subsidy (CCS)
On the 2nd of July 2018, the Government’s new Child Care Package was launched – replacing the previous Child Care Rebate (CCR) and Child Care Benefit (CCB) with a single Child Care Subsidy (CCS).
This new subsidy is available to all families using Camp Australia services, and may affect the amount of fee assistance that each family will receive. Three things will determine a family’s level of Child Care Subsidy:
- Annual income will determine the percentage of subsidy a family is eligible for,
- An activity test will determine how many hours of subsidised care families can access, and
- The type of child care service will determine the hourly rate cap (for OSHC this is $10.29).
Since the release of CCS, we have found an outstanding number of parents who still have not confirmed their enrolment. We have sent several emails, text messages and school newsletters to make sure they understand that if they do not confirm their enrolment on the MyGov website they may be paying more for care than they need to be.
With the roll out of the new CCS, Additional Child Care Subsidy (ACCS) is replacing Special CCB.
What this means for parents and how you can help:
- Parents who are eligible to receive Additional Child Care Subsidy (ACCS) under theTemporary Financial Hardship category will need to submit a claim on the Centrelink website directly.
- If a child has been identified as being at risk of serious abuse or neglect, we can consider anACCS (Child Wellbeing) claim for them. You will need to provide to your school's Key Account Manager a letter of support, which includes as much information regarding the child's circumstance, if known the details of the agency or referral body and inform the parent that we will contact them to follow up on their claim within the next week.
Should the new CCS create any hardship for parents, we can organise a payment plan to help parents navigate through this challenging time. They will need to contact our Customer Care team to get this arranged.
Any parent enquiries regarding CCS should be directed to the attached brochure for more information, or to contact Centrelink directly. If you have any other concerns, please do not hesitate to contact our Customer Care team on 1300 105 343. The team are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (except National Public Holidays).
Thank you for your assistance
Kind Regards,
Camp Australia