We do 4 days a week and get 0%, and it will be rough for us from now until we get our first quaterly payment in Oct. But them's the breaks. It'll mean we have to pay an extra $25 or so a week from now on.
for anyone that is thinking having your assessment reduced to 0% means you get nothing at all - that's not the case. what it means is that your CCB will be paid at the end of the financial year when you've confirmed your income. anyone with one child in care, with income above 110k will still get CCB until the income cut off of 126k (or just over) will still receive some sort of CCB (fee reduction to child care) each week. for anyone that has opted to have their CCB held til the end of the year will have it calculated then, and will receive a lump sum payment direct to them instead of to the child care
mel, the 108.5% is for someone who has three or more kids in child care, and their income is below the low income threshold, or they receive an income support payment. doesn't mean you get all your child care and then some paid - means that, when you have all three kids in care during the week, you get more than the basic amount paid - so instead of gettin $3.47 paid per hour per child, you get that PLUS another 8.5% of that amount
rayray - i would say what has happened is you were getting basic CCB last year at the "minimum" rate, with the rest paid at tax time. now that you've been assessed based on your income estimate, you're getting a higher amount - but will get less of a "top up" at tax time
I just want to add that we also got the letter saying 0% (which sadly is correct in our case), but I think it was a very confusing letter. It states that we are eligible and that our amount is 0%. I would have thought there would be a clearer way to word that. I'll bet they get a lot of calls from people who are confused!
i think it is worded terribly - but it IS worded correctly (how's that for confuzzling!) - you ARE eligible for CCB, but your current income means you're not eligbile for fee reduction. you have to be eligbile for CCB to get CCR, so it's telling you that in a really really bad way!
Hi - this is mainly for briggsy's girl - because she seems to know EVERYTHING !
With the percentage thing on the CCB - my daughter goes to after school care two or three times a week and my son is in long day care once a week (friday, the same day Cait is in ASC) - is there any reason why they would have different percentages attached to them ?
I'm sure this all gets sorted out in the end - but last year, I'm sure I got two or three payments - top ups and out of pocket expenses. I thought I got it all back when I did my tax return and the then partner had done his - but it kept dribbling in after that !
It'll mean we have to pay an extra $25 or so a week from now on.
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