CCM1090 - Overview: Childcare Costs

Support is provided for working families with childcare costs through the child care element.

To qualify individuals (or both members of a couple) must be working at least 16 hours per week or one of the couple must be working at least 16 hours and the other is

  • classified as incapacitated or having a limited capability for work
  • an in-patient in hospital
  • in prison (whether serving a custodial sentence or remanded in custody awaiting trial or sentence)
  • in receipt of Carer바카라 사이트™s Allowance or
  • entitled to Carer바카라 사이트™s Allowance, but do not actually get any payments as they receive other benefits instead

and

  • the customer(s) must pay a registered childcare provider for the children.

Note: The Carer바카라 사이트™s Allowance exception only applies from 6 April 2012. The customer may be entitled to Carer바카라 사이트™s Allowance but not actually get any payments as they receive other benefits instead

The maximum rate of the childcare element of WTC is a percentage of the relevant childcare costs incurred by the customer subject to a maximum limit. There are different maximum limits depending on whether there is one child or two or more children. See TCTM03101 for the current rate.