05/08/2019
Centrelink is in the process of balancing your CCS for fy19. There will be one of 3 outcomes:
1. For some families, there won't be any further action required as they correctly estimated their income and received the correct amount of CCS during the year. In this case, a family will have their 5% withheld CCS paid directly to them.
2. Some families may not have been paid enough CCS during the year. If this happens, they'll be paid any outstanding amounts directly. DHS call this a 'top up' payment.
3. Other families may have been paid too much CCS during the year. If this happens, families may owe money, which they have to pay back to DHS. DHS may recover overpayments of CCS from future CCS, Family Tax Benefit (FTB) payments (including arrears), FTB top ups and supplements as well as tax refunds.
In order for your CCS to be balanced, you and your partner must lodge a tax return or advise Centrelink that you do not have to.
At the end of each financial year, the Department of Human Services balances Child Care Subsidy (CCS). Watch this video to get an overview of the balancing p...