Child Care Subsidy Calculator (Australia)
Estimate your Australian Child Care Subsidy and out-of-pocket child care fees using current Services Australia rates.
Child Care Subsidy calculator
Estimate your Australian Child Care Subsidy (CCS) and out-of-pocket child care fees based on Services Australia rates from July 2026 (verify current indexed caps with Services Australia).
IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER
This calculator is provided for general information and operational support only. It does not constitute legal, tax, accounting, financial product, credit, lending, investment, superannuation or valuation advice.
This calculator does not constitute:
- Legal advice
- Tax advice
- Accounting advice
- Financial product advice
- Credit assistance
- Lending advice
- Investment advice
- Superannuation advice
- Valuation advice
Results are indicative only. Outputs depend entirely on information entered by users and the assumptions selected. Users must independently verify every calculation before relying upon it. Professional advice should be obtained where appropriate.
Under $85,279 gets 90%. Between $85,279 and $535,279 the rate reduces by 1% per $5,000.
- Out of pocket per fortnight
- $86.40
- Out of pocket per year
- $2,246
- Subsidy per fortnight
- $453.60
- Base subsidy rate
- 84%
- Eligible hours per fortnight (activity test)
- 72
Based on Services Australia CCS rates from July 2026 (hourly caps are indexed annually — verify current values with Services Australia). Estimate only, actual entitlement is calculated by Services Australia.
IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER
This calculator is provided for general information and operational support only. It does not constitute legal, tax, accounting, financial product, credit, lending, investment, superannuation or valuation advice.
This calculator does not constitute:
- Legal advice
- Tax advice
- Accounting advice
- Financial product advice
- Credit assistance
- Lending advice
- Investment advice
- Superannuation advice
- Valuation advice
Results are indicative only. Outputs depend entirely on information entered by users and the assumptions selected. Users must independently verify every calculation before relying upon it. Professional advice should be obtained where appropriate.