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For more information, you can visit the Work and Income NZ website

Phone: 0508 BESTSTART

Email: info@best-start.org

Whether you are working, studying or a stay at home parent, you may be eligible for a childcare subsidy of up to $305 per week towards your childcare fees. Income thresholds increased from April 1 2023, so it is worth rechecking if your family may now receive a subsidy.

Childcare subsidies range from 9 hours to 50 hours a week, and are dependent on your individual situation, the size of your family and your household income.

You may also be eligible for the Government’s new Family Boost childcare payment, from October 2024.
If eligible, you will be able to claim up to 25% of your fees paid in the prior 3 months for the period July to September from the IRD, to a maximum of $975. BestStart will help by providing a quarterly statement to make claiming easier.