Apply for Working Parents Benefit today Working parents have until March 31 to apply to receive a one-time $561 per child benefit to help with the cost of child care. Some parts of this page will not display. JavaScript is not available in this browser or may be turned off. Parents who used child care from April to December of 2020 while working or attending school, can apply now to receive the Working Parents Benefit at alberta.ca/WorkingParentsBenefit. “The pandemic and the economic downturn has created significant stress for working parents, many of whom have continued to fuel our economy and provide essential services through extreme challenges. The Working Parents Benefit puts money directly into the pockets of the families who need it most to assist them with the financial pressures they have faced this past year.”