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childcare subsidy tables

Family Income Table

Family Income

Your Family Income
Childcare Subsidy Entitlement
$0 - $80,000
90%
More than $80,000 to below $530,000
Decreasing from 90% Decreases by 1% for every $5,000 of income
$530,000
0%
Activity Level Table
What counts as an Activity?

  • Paid work 

  • All types of work across all jobs/employers

  • Authorised leave (e.g. maternity leave, long service leave, annual leave)

  • Unpaid leave of up to 6 months

  • Unpaid work in a family business

  • Time spent setting up a business that has not yet started to operate

  • Training and study (including additional study outside scheduled hours, holiday and non-class periods)

  • Work experience/internships (paid or unpaid)

  • Volunteering

  • Looking for work (including contacting employers, preparing resumes and letters of application, preparing for and attending job interviews etc.)

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Activity Levels

Activity Level Per Fortnight
Hours of Subsidised Care Per Fortnight
Less than 8 hours
0 hours if you earn more than $72,466
Between 8 - 16 hours
36 hours
Between 16 - 48 hours
72 hours
More than 48 hours
100 hours
No. of Children Table

Number of children in care

Family Income
Second and younger children subsidy rate
$0 to $138,118
95%
More than $138,118 to below $183,118
Decreasing from 95%
$183,118 to below $262,408
80%
$262,408 to below $352,408
Decreasing from 80%
$352,408 to below $362,408
50%
$362,408 or more
All children only receive standard CCS

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