Out of School Care and Recreation (OSCAR) Subsidy

Out of School Care and Recreation (OSCAR) Subsidy is a payment which helps families with the costs of before and after school care for up to 20 hours a week, and school holiday programmes for up to 50 hours a week.

Please see the table of the subsidy that you may be entitled to for 20 hours of after/before school care and 50 hours of holiday care per week. You will need to apply to WINZ as per the process below, who will confirm how much subsidy you will get.

A WINZ form must be submitted for each and every programme you enrol in. The WINZ form must be submitted before their deadline and before the start of the programme.

Example: If you earn less than $1,099 dollars a week and qualify for the full subsidy of $6.52 an hour. You will only pay $4.44 per day, per child, for after school care​​​​​​​

* These are the costings are for 1 April 2025 - 31 March 2026

Please note the maximum hours for WINZ subsidy support are 20 hours for ASP and 50 hours for Holidays.