New childcare support redresses the balance

As discussed by Alison Kitchen, new legislation will see additional investment of $1.7 billion in childcare, raising the Federal Government’s Child Care Subsidy to a nearly fully funded 95 percent.

In these difficult times, good news is more welcome than ever. The passing of the Child Care Subsidy Bill in Parliament earlier this month is just that. The new law will see additional investment of $1.7 billion in childcare, raising the Federal Government’s Child Care Subsidy to a nearly fully funded 95 percent, up from its current 85 percent. This will benefit around 250,000 Australian families. The $10,655 cap on the Child Care Subsidy has also been removed, which will be an additional...

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Authors: Alison Kitchen

Published Date: 27 August 2021