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Social Security Act 2018

Assistance - Childcare assistance

77: Childcare assistance: eligibility

You could also call this:

“Rules for getting help with childcare costs”

If you look after a child who depends on you, you might be able to get help paying for childcare. This help is called childcare assistance. You can get this help if you’re the main person caring for the child, or if you’re temporarily looking after them because their parent is getting a certain type of benefit. To get this help, you need to meet some rules. These rules are set out in another part of the law. The government decides how much money you can get for childcare assistance.

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Part 2 Assistance
Childcare assistance

77Childcare assistance: eligibility

  1. The principal caregiver or temporary OB or UCB caregiver of a dependent child is eligible for childcare assistance at the prescribed rate if that caregiver meets the criteria and other requirements set out in regulations made under section 424.

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Notes
  • Section 77: amended, on , by section 8 of the Social Security (Financial Assistance for Caregivers) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 25).