Hi, we pay $52 a day at our ABC centre. Get on to Centrelink ASAP as we are still waiting for our paperwork to come through and have been told it could take at least another 2 months for the rebate to come through and the centre to be notified so in the mean time we are paying full fees.
Fruitwood, is it Centrelink that is telling it is going to take 2 months for the rebate to come through. If it is I would be right back on the phone to tell them what for as it only take 2 weeks for them to give you a letter saying what your percentage is and it can take longer for the centre to get there. You can always take your letter to the centre as proof.
Ok, the CCB that the government is the % of $2.95 that the government thinks that childcare is worth. Saying your % is 60 and the childcare fee is $55 a day. The goverment will pay for 10 hours.(up to 50 hours a week with exception but they do not like to let you know about this) This is what the government will pay.
$2.95 x 10= $29.50 then you multiply it by your % which in this example is 60. Which gives you $17.70. This is the amount the the government will pay through CCB which will leave you with $37.30 to pay for the day. This very rough but it gives you an idea on what to expect. Childcare is definately worth more than $2.95 a day.
You can find out what your percentage will be from Centrelinks online service.
I hope this helps you.
Ang
Last edited by Lucy; February 12th, 2007 at 11:53 AM.
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