Cheaper Childcare from July 2023

Written By Vanessa Buyukkopru

Great news for families…
The Australian Government is increasing CCS % rates!

From 10 July 2023, if your family earns under $530,000, you’ll get increased Child Care Subsidy (CCS).

The Australian Government has recently announced an increase in Child Care Subsidy (CCS) rates for families. This exciting change will help to make child care more affordable and inclusive for Australian families.

Some of the key changes include:

  • Lifting the maximum CCS rate to 90% for families earning $80,000 or less

  • Increasing CCS rates for around 96% of families with a child in care earning under $530,000

  • Investing $33.7 million to increase subsidised ECEC to a minimum of 36 hours per fortnight for families with First Nations children

These changes are in addition to the increased Higher Sibling Subsidy the government introduced in early 2022. If you have more than one child aged 5 or under, you can still get a higher rate for one or more of your children.

If you already get CCS, you don’t need to do anything to get the increased rate. Changes will be applied to your CCS automatically.

For further information about the upcoming changes in July visit the Australian Government’s website here.

Vanessa Buyukkopru