Child Care Benefit- How much?

[Jo&Rich]

A few people have recently been asking about how much child benefit they will be entitled to in Australia, to help work out their budget. This is a link to the Centrelink website; on the left hand side of the screen, click on Rate Estimator, and this will let you estimate your allowance by taking your projected incomes.

Customer Services Online - About Payments - Families - Child care information

This is for people on a permanent visa, who are paying their taxes into Australia, not going over there with their hand out, before anyone posts any negative comments!
Jo x

[Jo&Rich]

Replying to my own thread, forgot to add; I've an interview on thursday for a part time job, and have three kids under school age. I worked out on this that if I earn $20 an hour, and work 20 hours, I'd earn $400 a week. I'd have to pay out kindy fees, potentially up to $280 a week for all three if working everyday, and my childcare benefit would go down by $140 a week. I'd be out of pocket by working- WTF! Need more money, more hours, or just wait until they go to school- only another four years for ther youngest ! I want to work, but not if I'm actually worse off!
Jo

[ali]

A useful link Jo - we found our combined salaries meant we wouldn't get anything ... story of our lives really.... but what the heck we're happy

Ali