Child care Rebate

[Jewel]

Does anyone know anything about this? Please help.

We paid the rest of our fees at the local preschool today as it was DS1's last day for the year and the office lady said something about a Child care rebate that we're entitled to.
DP was the one who was told about this and he's a little sketchy with details most the time so I was wondering if anyone knows anything about this Child care rebate.

How much is it roughly?

Thanks in advance.
I really appreciate it.
xx

[megs]

The Child Care Tax Rebate is 50% of your out of pocket child care expenses, it is currently paid quarterly, or you can elect to be paid annually

You have to meet the Work/Study/Training test which is both members of a couple must being doing more than 15 hours a week of the above.

[Jewel]

Ah ok. Thanks for that, megs.

She said she'll try and get the forms sent out next week. It's for the whole years worth of fees.

I'm still confused by it all. I didn't think we were entitled to anything but apparently it has something to do with the preschool being a private one?? I really don't know.
I guess I'll just wait for the form and fill it out and hope for the best. lol.

[briggsy's girl]

if the preschool is private and is actually registered with FAO as a child care centre rather than a preschool, you may be eligible for both CCB (rebate based on income estimate) and CCR (based on both you and your partner working/studying or training, or being on paid or unpaid mat leave)

the preschool, if registered, should be able to provide you either with a childcare provider number that you provide to FAO, or should be able to tell you they send the details themselves, in which case all you need to do is call FAO to become CCB (child care benefit) current and to update your work/study/training details

[Jewel]

Thanks, BG!!!

Yeah, it is private. I only learnt that yesterday too. HAHAHA!

[Neoma]

It may be worth seeing if it is registered care or approved. With registered care you are not entitled to the child care tax rebate and the max hourly rate that will be paid is .47c regardless of your estimate. However approved child care is based on your estimate and if you meet the work study training test will allow the rebate.

[Willow]

I have to make a phone call about this actually - I think we got our payment for last financial year and it was only $155??!! No idea what that's about...

[ladybird11]

DD goes to approved child care for one week out of three. We have to pay full price, but we meet the work criteria.

We haven't received anything back from the government as yet - she's been going there since Sept 08....

[MantaRay]

Tenny, for the Child Care Tax Rebate, you and your partner both need to meet the work/study rule. The Child Care Benefit is different, you don't have to be working, but there is an income threshold for approved care. There isn't for registered care, but as a pp mentioned, you don't qualify for CCTR with registered care.

The pre-school DS1 is going to next year is registered care, so we are getting a lot less back than we have been from day care which is approved. But it's still a lot less out of our pocket LOL!

[SugarDust]

Does ne1 know when the next rebate is?

[briggsy's girl]

they won't start paying until at least Jan 20 (well, won't process til then) with payments coming any time after that

i haven't been at work so don't have specific dates at hand - but they will give the CC's at least three weeks to get info in - and generally a lot of them have til the end of Jan to provide usage statements, which then need to be processed onto the system, so could be any time during feb...

[Doing my best]

Hi there,

I know this thread is a little older but was just doing some looking as we haven't received our CCR for last qtr (and I remember seeing threads saying when it would start and how long it might take, so baby brain hasn't kicked in that bad yet )

But my question is 'Will I still receive last qtr CCR?' I was employed up until 20th Jan (a few weeks ago), and finally left cause I was not going full time no matter how much they tried to change my mind. So now I don't fit into the category of being employed, but I did for the qtr it relates to, so will I still get it?

Thanks
Heather

[briggsy's girl]

Hi there,

I know this thread is a little older but was just doing some looking as we haven't received our CCR for last qtr (and I remember seeing threads saying when it would start and how long it might take, so baby brain hasn't kicked in that bad yet )

But my question is 'Will I still receive last qtr CCR?' I was employed up until 20th Jan (a few weeks ago), and finally left cause I was not going full time no matter how much they tried to change my mind. So now I don't fit into the category of being employed, but I did for the qtr it relates to, so will I still get it?

Thanks
Heather

so you are querying the december quarter?

essentially it can be paid anytime in the following quarter, depending on when the child care provider submits the usage statement and when it gets processed.

make sure you let FAO/c'link know that you ceased work on January 20 or you will potentially be overpaid CCB or CCR.

[Doing my best]

thank you for the advice.

Yes, I was querying the december qtr.