childcare subsidy
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Topic: childcare subsidy
Posted By: AnnC
Subject: childcare subsidy
Date Posted: 26 September 2007 at 2:25pm
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if the calculator says you earn too much do you get any subsidy - one friend of mine said you still get 9 hours subsidized? Is this true? ------------- Ann 
Also Mum to Josh (15) and Brooke (10) |
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 26 September 2007 at 2:27pm
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Haven't heard that one before. I do know that the 9 hours is there if one parent is at work and one is at home. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 26 September 2007 at 2:36pm
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Nope, you only get the subsidy if your income is under the specified limit, but I *think* (may be wrong) that the limits are the same as/similar to FS so if you get FS you should qualify for something. The amount you get per hour depends on what your income is, we get $3.40 per hour for each of the girls based on our income.
You get 9 hours subsidised if you are a SAHM regardless of whether you have a partner/husband or not and whether or not he is working. If you are working you get the number of hours per week that you work plus travel time subsidised, up to a maximum of 55 hours per week. If you get a child disability allowance for the child you qualify for up to 55 hours per week regardless of whether you work or not. Hope this helps! -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: james
Date Posted: 26 September 2007 at 2:42pm
HAHA i didnt know i was intittleed to 55 hours emma how does that work sorry tread jacking------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 26 September 2007 at 2:51pm
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I'm not sure why you're entitled to the full 55 hours if you get the CDA, I guess it's coz kids with disabilities sometimes require a greater level of care which is more stressful for the parents so they need a break? Who knows!? ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: AnnC
Date Posted: 26 September 2007 at 2:55pm
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gosh I need to let my friend know. she only gets 9 hours subsided and then pays full price for the rest and her child is on a CDA. I have one child on the CDA but not the one that maybe going into care. ------------- Ann
Also Mum to Josh (15) and Brooke (10) |
Posted By: buzimumto3boys
Date Posted: 26 September 2007 at 3:15pm
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We get the 9 hours (though he only does 5) but the subsidy really isnt as good as it should be! It still works out expensive up here... If I pay full price it is $42 for a half day! My cousin was saying her centre in Chch is $30 per FULL day!! Crazy stuff!
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Posted By: AnnC
Date Posted: 26 September 2007 at 5:09pm
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well I used the calculator on the WFF website - said I wasn't entitled to anything. Then talked to the girl who is going to be looking after rhyley and she said give winz a ring as sure we would be - low and behold we ARE.. so instead of paying $4.80 per hour we only pay $1.30 per hour... yay.. makes it more worth going out and working.... ------------- Ann
Also Mum to Josh (15) and Brooke (10) |
Posted By: james
Date Posted: 26 September 2007 at 6:56pm
yay for it wroking out the sub relly does hlp ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 26 September 2007 at 7:14pm
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Yay Ann!
Maya's preschool is $45 a day before the subsidy, and her daycare that she went to when she was younger was similar, but I get 2/3 of it subsidised, and now it's even less coz they also take into account the 20 hours free. I pay roughly $10 an hour for the nanny after the subsidy comes out, so it's similar to what it would cost to have both of them in daycare. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 26 September 2007 at 7:20pm
| i pay $17 for two full days for jake. Am now showing off and shall be smote I imagine in some way |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 26 September 2007 at 7:43pm
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Liz I can do better ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
. $17 a week for Andrew to be booked in for 4 full days (9 hours a day) at his daycare. But he is hardly there for the full 9 hours a day.Posted By: AnnC
Date Posted: 26 September 2007 at 7:50pm
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hehe I remember Brooke was in daycare full time (well 9-3) everyday and it only cost me $37. That 20 free hours is good aye.. Rhyley will only be in daycare 15 hours a week so only going to cost me $21. Not bad.
But it does pay to get a second opinion as as I said the calculaor said I wasn't entitled to any... ------------- Ann
Also Mum to Josh (15) and Brooke (10) |
Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 19 November 2007 at 12:50am
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I cant believe you all get super cheap childcare. Alize is starting daycare in 2weeks and it is going to cost me $80 per week after the subsidy and that is pretty much the going rate in our area ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
