Income Tax (FamilyBoost) Amendment Bill
This bill increases a payment called FamilyBoost, which helps families pay for early childhood education (like daycare or kindy). From 1 July 2025, families can claim back 40% of their childcare fees instead of 25%, raising the top payment from $975 to $1,560 every three months. More families will also qualify, as the income limit goes up. These changes only affect fees charged from 1 July 2025 onwards.
What this affects
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Families with young children in early childhood education will receive a larger quarterly payment to help cover those costs, and more families will be eligible
increase the percentage of early childhood education expenses claimable from 25% to 40%, raising the maximum quarterly tax credit payment from $975 to $1,560
increasing the quarterly maximum household income cap from $45,000 to $57,286
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