Tweaks to the Family Boost scheme from this month - aiming to help combat high living costs, and cover people missing out
Tweaks to the Family Boost scheme from this month - aiming to help combat high living costs, and cover people missing out
7 July 2025
Eligible families can now get a 40 percent rebate on early childhood education fees, up from 25 percent.
The threshold household income's risen from 180-thousand dollars, to 229-thousand.
Finance Minister Nicola Willis says life's expensive for families with under-fives.
She says some parents who've expressed frustration at being just over the threshold, can now access the scheme.
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