For childcare it depends on area/C/kanton. Here childcare subsidies are for all- so not considered as Social Help. Surely if reduction of Medical Insurance premiums was not Social Help (due to low wage) then eveyone would be claiming, no? Fact is, although it makes no difference perhaps with tax, as the person is the dependent of someone with a decent wage- she was not entitled to the subsidy anyhow- she was only offered it as it was not clear she is a dependent on a high wage earner (so seen as 'fraud' now). As said, OP has to go and discuss this with the authorities asap and try and sort this mess out- little any of us on EF can do.