NEWS
NEW CHILD CARE PACKAGE
More support
for young families
OUR COVER STORY
BOXERS GO FOR GLOBAL RECOGNITION
IN SEPARATE CATEGORIES
WHETHER you’re a new parent considering your
child care options or your family’s already part
of the system, a new Child Care Package will
overhaul the current child care fee assistance to
provide more support for more families.
If you’re unsure about what the new Package will mean
for your family, see the key facts you’ll need to know:
z z On July 2, 2018, the current Child Care Rebate and
Child Care Benefit will be replaced by a single Child
Care Subsidy.
z z Low and middle-income families will no longer have
an annual cap on the amount of subsidised child
care they can claim and families with higher incomes
(over $186, 958 and under $351,248) also benefiting
with the cap being increased from $7,613 to $10,190
per child per year. These amounts are correct for
2018/19 and may be subject to adjustment through
indexation in subsequent years.
z z Three things will determine how much Child Care
Subsidy families can access: combined family
income, activity level of parents, and the type of
child care service they use.
z z A wide range of activities will be recognised for the
Child Care Subsidy including: paid work (including
leave), study or training, unpaid work in a family
business, looking for work, volunteering, self-
employment, setting up a new business and other
activities on a case-by-case basis.
z z Transitioning to the new subsidy is not automatic,
you’ll need to provide some new information and
confirm your current details now through myGov.
z z Families may not receive child care fee assistance
from July 2, 2018, if their assessment is not
completed.
z z Visit education.gov.au/childcare for more
information. n
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