Australian Child Care Subsidy Fast-Tracked by Four Months

Australian Child Care Subsidy Fast-Tracked by Four Months
Children play on the branch of a tree at Hyde Park in Sydney, Australia, on July 13, 2019. Jenny Evans/Getty Images
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Families with two or more children will be able to benefit from an increased Child Care Subsidy (CCS) from March 7, 2022, four months earlier than initially planned.

The annual $10,655 cap will also be removed on Dec. 10, 2021 and retrospectively applied for the current financial year, so families do not have to worry about rationing childcare. Families who reach the cap before this date will have any additional out-of-pocket costs reimbursed.