🧮 Understanding CCS (Child Care Subsidy) Hours ✅

There are different amount of hours that Centrelink can approve; these are:

• 24
• 36
• 72
• 100

(Please keep in mind, hours are all on a fortnightly basis)

1) If a family have been given 100 hours:

• Best Outcome: x5 (full-time) on a 10 hour daily session
• Alternatively: Any other amount of days can still be automatically put on a 10 hour daily session without problem.

2) If a family have been given 72 hours:

• Best Outcome: 4 days on a 9 hour daily session
• Alternatively: 3 days on a 10 hour daily session
• Any lesser amount of days can automatically be put on a 10 hour daily session without a problem.
• If 5 days (full-time) is required this will result in either a full daily fee applying or Centrelink reducing the amount of CCS each day (this is up to Centrelink’s discretion).

3) If a family have been given 36 hours:

• Best Outcome: 2 days on a 9 hour daily session (results in a lesser gap payment)
• Alternatively: 3 days on a 6 hour daily session (results in a higher gap payment.
• Any additional days will result in either a full daily fee applying or Centrelink reducing the amount of CCS each day (this is up to Centrelink’s discretion).

4) If a family has been given 24 hours:

• Best Outcome: 1 day on a 10 hour daily session (results in a lesser gap payment)
• Alternatively:  2 days on a 6 hour daily session (results in a higher gap payment)
• Any additional days will result in either a full day fee applying or Centrelink reducing the amount of CCS each day (this is up to Centrelink’s discretion).