Childcare Subsidy
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Topic: Childcare Subsidy
Posted By: MissCandice
Subject: Childcare Subsidy
Date Posted: 09 July 2008 at 10:52am
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How does it work?
Do you find a centre first? Or do you apply for it first? Do Porse allow the subsidy? Do they pay straight to the centre, or to you? Thanks in advance :) ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 09 July 2008 at 11:02am
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How does it work? You fill in the forms and so does the childcare centre (they put the amount they charge per hour or per day) and how many hours your child is in care for. Hope that helps you Kandice. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: james
Date Posted: 09 July 2008 at 11:25am
yep mummy becks has it all right just make sure you ask the center if they do the sub before you comment
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Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 09 July 2008 at 11:42am
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Thanks Becks, thats awesome. Yup iv already asked and they do. Its not to far fom me either. They have a place now but i dont think im ready to put her there yet.. ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 09 July 2008 at 12:15pm
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The centre needs to be a registered centre to get the subsidy, I would imagine all centres in NZ are registered thou. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: CuriousG
Date Posted: 09 July 2008 at 1:00pm
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I just wanted to know - do they only do this for 3 years and older? That is what we have been told by our ABC - does that apply to all centres or just ours???? ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 09 July 2008 at 1:17pm
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Are they meaning the free for 3 and 4 year olds G?? The childcare subsidy is for all children from birth - 5 and then 5-13 for Oscar care. The childcare subsidy is dependant on income. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 09 July 2008 at 3:09pm
I was confused as well...I was thinking the 20 Hour free for 3 and 4 year old.
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Posted By: BaAsKa
Date Posted: 09 July 2008 at 4:25pm
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you can get 9 hours subsidised from birth till 5 years but you can also get 20 free ECE hours for 3-5 years.
If your child is getting a child disability or disability you can get up to 50 subbed hours per week for that child and their siblings. |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 09 July 2008 at 5:11pm
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Only if one parent is not working ie SAHM or SAHD and the other works fulltime.
If both parents work, or one works and the other studies then you can also get the full 50 hours as well. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
BaileyandAstin wrote:Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 09 July 2008 at 5:25pm
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IM confused. All that doesnt apply to me right? ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 09 July 2008 at 5:55pm
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Kandice if you are studying (I am sure you are) and your partner is working fulltime then you quailify for the 50 hours of subsidied daycare, but it is dependant on your faly income as to how much of a subsidy you will get. However if you aren't studying or working and your partner is then you can only get 9 hours subsidiesed. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: BaAsKa
Date Posted: 09 July 2008 at 6:14pm
my sis got the 9 hours then the free 20 hours and both her and her partner work full time... |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 09 July 2008 at 6:34pm
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They were probably over the income limit for the full subsidy ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: BaAsKa
Date Posted: 09 July 2008 at 6:46pm
| ok im getting a bit confussed as to what ya meant Becks but anyway ....Kandice you may be able to get that 50 subbed hours??? |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 09 July 2008 at 7:40pm
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There are income limits for the childcare subsidy. After I had Andrew we could get it, but we got then (at the time) $1.21 per hour subsidy as both me and Nigel were both working but our income got in just (by a few dollars) under the top limit. When I stopped working in March 2006 our income dropped so our childcare subsidy went up (to $3 something I guess $3.21 a hour) as Nigel was working full time and I was studying full time we still kept the subsidy. As i was studying all of 2007 and Nigel was working as well and even thou I had Josh we still got the subsidy as I was still studying but could do it around Josh being at home as he was a newborn. For you Amber if Astin didn't get the disability then as you are studying and your DH is working then you would get the 50 hours as well. If you weren't studying or working then you would get the 9 hours. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 09 July 2008 at 7:48pm
| Hey Becks to get the 50 hours do the kids HAVE to be in daycare the whole 50 hours? |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 09 July 2008 at 8:08pm
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Nope, when Andrew first got it he was in 17 hours a week and slowly went up to 45 hours a week but dropped back again to 36. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 09 July 2008 at 8:18pm
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So was he booked in full time or just the 17 hours?
My 2 are looking at going full time next year but might not actually be there full time but its cheaper to pay full time than for 4 days and only get 4 days subsidy if that makes sense. So I just wanted to know if you can get the full 50 hours subsidy without them actually being there 50 hours. |
Posted By: MelanieAndBree
Date Posted: 09 July 2008 at 11:17pm
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Hey quick q for anyone that knows - The daycare i want to put Briahna says that i have to pay a deposit (1 week in advance)..does winz pay this? ------------- Melanie. Mum to Briahna Robyn, 3yrs |
Posted By: BaAsKa
Date Posted: 10 July 2008 at 9:35am
a week in advance?? i dont remember paying one They should pay id think??....
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Posted By: MelanieAndBree
Date Posted: 10 July 2008 at 11:57am
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Yeah at Acorns they said that i have to pay a deposit when i enrol her, which is the first week.. *shrugs* ------------- Melanie. Mum to Briahna Robyn, 3yrs |
Posted By: Natalie_G
Date Posted: 10 July 2008 at 9:03pm
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All these subsidy things are really confusing, ill just go to my WINZ office and ask them closer to the time for working for families and child care etc. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 10 July 2008 at 10:10pm
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Sorry just got my net back. Andrew was only booked in for the 17 hours Rach. You have to pay the deposit as well. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 11 July 2008 at 8:50am
| Jake and Taine's daycare require two weeks deposit - without the winz subsidy. they are sitting on nearly $400 of our money there! |
Posted By: MissCandice
Date Posted: 11 July 2008 at 10:23am
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Do you get it back lizzle? ------------- ~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~ |
Posted By: baalamb
Date Posted: 21 July 2008 at 12:46pm
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Dragging this back up instead of making a new topic, can we claim back on the subsidy at the end of the year/6 month period for reassessment? DH gets bonuses and they've recently pushed us to the least amount of subsidy. I don't want a bill at the end of the 6 month reassessment if those bonuses push us over the income threshold We can't estimate the bonuses either because they work on percentages of targets etc...
I've had a read of their website, but nothing is answering my question. TIA! |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 21 July 2008 at 1:09pm
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Kirst are you talking about the 6 monthly reassessment?? I wouldn't worry about the bonus and just go on his usual income. The bonus will however affect an WFF you can get. Also at the end of the tax year you should get a statement of how much you have paid, that there can go back to IRD and you can get up to $310 a year for the family back. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: yummymummy
Date Posted: 21 July 2008 at 1:29pm
Can someone please tell me where I can find more about this? We are in the process of applying for a child disability allowance for Emma and I'm returning back to work in a few weeks. Would Gina qualify too as a sibling? Do you get 50 hour total ie 20 hours for Emma, 30 hours for Gina OR up to 50 hours per child? What is the amount of the subsidy? TIA  ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 21 July 2008 at 1:33pm
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You usually get 50 hours per child (I have the boys booked in for 47.5 hours each week). but I am unsure about the CDA sorry. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: yummymummy
Date Posted: 21 July 2008 at 1:37pm
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Who do you apply thru? WINZ?
ETA - Is it income tested? ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: AzzaNZ
Date Posted: 21 July 2008 at 1:42pm
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Is the 9 hours subsidised only available to a certain income bracket or can anyone apply?
Our little one is 17 months old. I work fulltime and my partner is a stay-at-home dad but she is in daycare 2 days a week. |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 21 July 2008 at 2:01pm
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I think everyone can get the 9 hours Azza. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: baalamb
Date Posted: 21 July 2008 at 9:37pm
We didn't worry about the bonus, and then at the last reassessment, our subsidy was dropped on us after supplying them with our payslips etc. Luckily, we only had to repay $13 (it only affected one week). I don't want a bonus to affect the next 6 months if we're only in that subsidy bracket by a matter of dollars. Argh, WFF. Much like the situation of heaps of people here, we got a tax bill for that one, even after switching the payments to annually a LONG time ago. ETA: since Ashlee was in daycare beginning May last year, we have bounced around the 3 subsidy brackets so much! It almost doesn't even seem worth the hassle for just over a dollar. Anyway, by the time it's sorted, she'll qualify for the free hours! Hahaha
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