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Increase to Child Care Benefit from 1 July
Australian families will receive more support following the indexation of
child care rates. Changes to Child Care Benefit rates and income thresholds will provide extra
help to families with the costs of child care from 1 July 2010.
The Child Care Rebate also helps eligible working families with the cost of
child care, by covering 50 per cent of out-of-pocket child care expenses for
approved child care up to the annual cap. From 1 July 2010, the Child Care
Rebate annual cap will be $7,500 per child per year, subject to the passage of
legislation.
The increases are part of the Australian Government's $14.4 billion
investment over the next four years to help Australian families with the costs
of child care.
For more information, see the "Child Care Benefit - summary of changes from
July 2010"
fact sheet.
5 July 2010