Childcare Subsidy

Hello! I’m currently going through centrelink and adding in details for childcare next year. It is asking for my work/activity details. I’m currently working 2 days and using annual leave for 1 day (3 days per week total) but next year, when my daughter goes into care, i’ll be working 4 days. Which one should I put in now?
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4 days

@Ella so I tried that but it asks for a daye it started then say’s it’s too in advance 🫠 i’ll be going back to work in February

I was so confused by this part too - in the end I ended up doing it 30 days before I was due to go back to work and included the year number of hours I was going to be working. It only took a week or two for Centrelink to approve the subsidy

You do whatever is current for you. I’ve called them about this before. Fill in current info and put the end date as 31/12/9999. Then you go back in later and you can update your hours and use that same end date.

Keep in mind the more hours / days you do for your activity = more child care hours covered

Ah well you don't have to do all the Centrelink stuff yet

I’d put in what you are doing currently then update closer to the time.

CCS is only valid for 26 weeks before you have to apply again.

@Tash yep it’ll be 18 weeks 🥰

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