Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2023C00393:clause:2_1:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2023C00393
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 1 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 55552–58302

1  Amount of child care subsidy
 (1) If an individual is eligible for CCS for at least one session of care provided by an approved child care service to a child in a week, work out the amount of child care subsidy for the individual for the week, for sessions of care provided by the service to the child, using the following method statement.

      Method statement
           Step 1. Work out the individual's activity test result, in relation to the child, for the CCS fortnight that includes the week (see clause 11 of this Schedule).
            If the activity test result is zero, the amount of child care subsidy for the individual for the week, for the sessions of care provided by the service to the child, is nil.
            Otherwise, go to step 2.
           Step 2. Work out whether the annual cap applies to the individual for the income year in which the CCS fortnight starts (see subclause (2)).
            If the annual cap:

                (a) applies; and
                (b) has already been reached for the child for the income year (see subclause (3));

            the amount of child care subsidy for the individual for the week, for the sessions of care provided by the service to the child, is nil.
            Otherwise, go to step 3.
           Step 3. Identify all the sessions of care:

                (a) provided by the service to the child in the week; and
                (b) for which the individual is eligible for CCS.

           Step 4. Work out the hourly rate of CCS for the individual for each of those sessions of care (see clause 2).
            If the applicable percentage is 0% for each of those sessions of care, the amount of child care subsidy for the individual for the week, for those sessions, is nil.
            Otherwise, go to step 5.
           Step 5. Work out the activity‑tested amount of CCS for those sessions of care (see clause 4).
           Step 6. The amount of CCS for the individual for the week, for the sessions of care identified in step 3, is:

                (a) the activity‑tested amount; or
                (b) if the annual cap applies to the individual for the income year in which the CCS fortnight that includes the week starts, and the difference between the annual cap and the total previous CCS (see subclause (3)) is less than the activity‑tested amount—that difference.
Note: An individual who is receiving CCS by fee reduction might have a lower amount passed on than the amount worked out under this method statement, because of a withholding amount in relation to the payment. See sections 67EB and 201A of the Family Assistance Administration Act.
 (2) The annual cap of $10,000 applies to an individual for an income year if the adjusted taxable