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The Child Care Subsidy (CCS) rates are adjusted at the start of each financial year based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
From 11 July 2022, the CCS family income thresholds, annual cap and hourly rate caps will change.
You and your families can find all the CCS rate changes on the Federal Department of Education website and the Service Australia website.
For your convenience, the new hourly rate caps and family income thresholds are as follows:
Service type |
Hourly rate cap (children below school age) |
Hourly rate cap (school-aged children) |
Centre-Based Day Care |
$12.74 |
$11.15 |
| Outside School Hours Care | $12.74 | $11.15 |
| Family Day Care | $11.80 | $11.80 |
In Home Care (per family) |
$34.64 |
$34.64 |
New CCS family income thresholds |
Subsidy % |
|
Up to $72,466 |
85% |
|
More than $72,466 to below $177,466 |
Decreasing to 50% |
|
$177,466 to below $256,756 |
50% |
|
$256,756 to below $346,756 |
Decreasing to 20% |
|
| $346,756 to below $356,756 | 20% | |
| $356,756 or more | 0% | |
Higher Child Care Subsidy
Families who earn less than $354,305 (which may be updated) and have more than one child aged 5 or under in care can get a higher CCS for their second child and younger children.
Eligible higher rate children get a 30% higher subsidy, up to a maximum of 95%.
Combined families will automatically start receiving the higher CCS from 1 July. They may also receive backpay from Services Australia for any higher subsidy they were eligible for between 7 March and 30 June 2022.
PUBLISHED: 29 JUNE 2022
