The Centrelink 14 week rule explained, revoking of CCS and ACCS entitlements

IMPORTANT SERVICES AUSTRALIA POLICIES WHICH MAY HAVE A FINANCIAL IMPACT TO YOU

**REVOKING OF ACCS AND CCS**

• Centrelink will only pay subsidies from a child's first physical attendance on the CCS enrolment.  If your child is absent for their first booking/s at the commencement of a CCS enrolment, the full session fees are payable to TeamKids, and will be direct debited to the parent/carer
• Centrelink will only pay subsidies up to a child’s last physical attendance.
• If there is no physical attendance for a period of 14 weeks, Centrelink will enforce their 14-week enrolment rule.
• After 14 weeks of non-attendance, the parent/carer will receive notification from Centrelink that they have ceased their CCS enrolment with TeamKids.
• With the ceasing of the CCS enrolment, Centrelink also audit all of the previously submitted sessions.
• If the last booked session/s were marked absent, or were cancelled within TeamKids cancellation policy timeframe, Centrelink will revoke any previously applied subsidies on those sessions.
• This will result in an amount payable to TeamKids, as Centrelink have now deemed the session no longer eligible for subsidy (CCS and ACCS) under their 14 week enrolment rule.
• A Statement with the new charges will be emailed to the parent/carer and a direct debit scheduled with our next payment run.

**42 ALLOWABLE ABSENCE RULE**

• Services Australia will only subsidise up to 42 absences per financial year.
• Any absences above this limit will not be subsidised and the parent/carer will be required to pay the full fee
• Additional Absences can be applied for under certain circumstances
• Further information on Additional Absences can be found here https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/child-care-subsidy