Assessing Child Care Benefit (CCB) claims for approved care and registered care 007-03030000

From 2 July 2018:
- Child Care Subsidy (CCS) replaces Child Care Benefit (CCB) and Child Care Rebate (CCR)
- Additional Child Care Subsidy (ACCS) replaces Special Child Care Benefit (SCCB) Child at Risk and Temporary Financial Hardship, Jobs, Education and Training Child Care Fee Assistance (JETCCFA) and Grandparent Child Care Benefit (GCCB)
For more information, see Child Care Subsidy (CCS) and Additional Child Care Subsidy (ACCS).

Claims for CCB and CCR lump sum for approved care and CCB Registered Care, for care received prior to 2 July 2018, can be lodged up until 30 June 2019.

This document outlines information about assessing Child Care Benefit (CCB) claims for approved care as reduced fees or as a lump sum after the end of the income year, or for registered care.

Assessment process

The assessment process when a claim for CCB has been lodged involves:

• checking that all information and documentation has been provided
• customers claiming CCB for registered care must provide receipts or statements showing child care for has been paid for
• determining the customer has met the eligibility criteria for CCB, including Australian residence and immunisation requirements
• to be eligible for CCB a customer must be liable to pay child care fees
• recording details from the claim onto the system

Customers are notified of the entitlement to CCB for approved care.

Customers using approved care must be advised of their payment choices.

Contents

Information requests for FTB and PPL claims, and Add Newborn and PPL change of circumstances activities

Recalculation of a Child Care Benefit (CCB) lump sum claim

Helping customers provide proof of a child's birth for family assistance, Child Care Subsidy (CCS) and Paid Parental Leave scheme claims

Related links

Eligibility for Child Care Benefit (CCB)

Receipt of claims, forms and documentation for family assistance