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childcare subsidy tables
Activity Level Table
What counts as an Activity?
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Paid work
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All types of work across all jobs/employers
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Authorised leave (e.g. maternity leave, long service leave, annual leave)
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Unpaid leave of up to 6 months
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Unpaid work in a family business
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Time spent setting up a business that has not yet started to operate
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Training and study (including additional study outside scheduled hours, holiday and non-class periods)
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Work experience/internships (paid or unpaid)
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Volunteering
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Looking for work (including contacting employers, preparing resumes and letters of application, preparing for and attending job interviews etc.)
Activity Levels
Activity Level Per Fortnight | Hours of Subsidised Care Per Fortnight |
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Less than 8 hours | 0 hours if you earn above $85,279
24 hours if you earn $85,279 or below
36 hours – Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander child, regardless of family activity |
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 |
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$0 to $143,273 | 95% |
More than $143,273 to below $188,273 | Decreasing from 95%
The percentage decreases by 1% for every $3,000 of income a family earns
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$188,273 o below $267,563 | 80% |
$267,563 to below $357,563 | Decreasing from 80%
The percentage decreases by 1% for every $3,000 of income a family earns |
$357,563 to below $367,563 | 50% |
$367,563 or more | Higher CCS rates no longer apply, all children in the family will receive the standard CCS rate |
For more information, visit Services Australia
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