Today I can announce that the Labour Government will significantly expand childcare assistance to New Zealand families. From April we will lift the household income thresholds on our Childcare Assistance subsidies for those with children under 5 in early childhood education, and aged 5 to 13 at an approved before or after school and holiday programme. Our changes will mean 54 per cent of all New Zealand families with children will now be eligible for subsidised childcare assistance. All families earning up to $180,000 with childcare costs are eligible. From RNZ:Social Development Minister Carmel Sepuloni said it was “good to see National finally recognising the importance of childcare assistance”.

Source: Stuff March 06, 2023 04:31 UTC