Child Care Subsidy
What's your Child Care Subsidy?
How much of your child care fees the government covers — and what you'd actually pay out of pocket — worked out from your family income, hourly fee and hours of care.
What's your Child Care Subsidy?
How much of your child care fees the government covers — and what you'd actually pay out of pocket — from your family income, hourly fee and hours of care.
A second child aged 5 or under in care?
Younger children of a family get a higher subsidy rate (+30 points).
On a $14/hr Centre-based fee, your subsidy is
90%
You'd pay about $101 out of pocket per fortnight — $50/week, $2,621/year.
Subsidy rate
90%
Subsidy / fortnight
$907
Your cost / fortnight
$101
The subsidy covers 90% of your fee (up to the $15/hr Centre-based cap) across 72 subsidised hours a fortnight.
The rate falls as family income rises — open the advanced panel to see the full taper, the hourly-fee cap and the higher rate for a second young child. A guide, not financial advice.