Multiple Child CCS Percentage
Multiple Child CCS Percentage
The Australian Government will be making changes that come into effect from 7th March 2022 for Families with multiple children in care, by increasing their CCSS Percentage.
We have made changes to the software to accommodate the multiple child CCS percentage rate for Families with more than 1 child in care.
Things to note:
• As this is a new change for CCSS this may take a full week for them to fully implement this change commencing from Monday 7th March 2022.
• If you charge in advance the GAP will be based on the CCS percentage that was appearing at that time.
• If you charge in advance any future charged attendances will be automatically updated for eligible children to apply the higher CCS% and any adjustments will be corrected in the next invoice
Direct Debit Payments
If you are charging in advance and your Families are paying by Direct Debit, you can manage their scheduled payments if they are higher than their new Multiple Child CCS % see: How to stop Direct Debits or Change the Scheduled Amount
What does this mean?
Services Australia will automatically determine the Families who meet the criteria to apply the higher CCS% rate to apply to Families GAP's.
Families may be eligible if they:
• Earn less than $354,305
• Have more than one child aged 5 or under in childcare.
FAQ’s
Which child receives the Higher CCS Percentage?
A: The standard CCS Eligible Child, is usually the eldest CCS-eligible child aged 5 or under in the family. They get the standard CCS rate.
Any younger children will receive the higher CCS Percentage.
What do Families need to do?
A: Families don’t need to do anything if they are already receiving CCSS. Services Australia will automatically increase the CCS for eligible second or younger children.
What do Providers need to do?
A: Child care providers don’t need to do anything to help families get the higher rate. Services Australia is working with software providers to implement the changes.
Example 1:
Amy receives CCS for her 2 children in care both attending a CBC.
Current CCS% = 85%
Jacob is 4yrs old and has a younger sister Katie who is 2yrs old.
Jacob will receive the 85% CCS and Katie will receive (upto 30%) of 95% CCS coverage.
The GAPS for both children will be different based on their allocated CCS%.
Example 2:
Mike receives CCS for his 3 children in care both attending a CBC.
Current CCS% = 85%
Miles is 3yrs old and has a younger sister Molly who is 2yrs old and a baby brother Mitchell who is 9mths.
Miles will receive the 85% CCS and Molly will receive (upto 30%) of 95% CCS and Mitchell will also receive the 95% CCS coverage.
The GAPS for the children will be different based on their allocated CCS%.
Updated on: 09/03/2022
Thank you!