16 FebImportant reminder from DESE re deadline for families to confirm income
As part of Child Care Subsidy balancing families need to confirm their income. For the 2018–19 financial year families need to do this by 31 March 2021.
DESE extended the deadline from 30 June 2020 to 31 March 2021 because of COVID-19.
Services Australia is sending letters to families this week reminding them to confirm their 2018-2019 income.
What does this mean for Childcare service providers?
Many families may be unfamiliar with this process.
If families don’t confirm their income by 31 March 2021 their CCS will stop. This means you’ll need to charge them full fees when they use child care.
If families confirm their income after 31 March, their CCS can start again but it won’t be back paid. As many families will not be familiar with this process, please ask families at your service to read the letter from Services Australia.
There’s also a fact sheet to help families understand the process on the DESE website. If you receive questions from families, please direct them to Services Australia.
There’s more information about balancing for providers on the DESE website.
