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  •   Home > News > Politics

    The Finance Minister says changes to the FamilyBoost scheme are on their way

    The Finance Minister says changes to the FamilyBoost scheme are on their way


    The Government previously said it would announce changes to the childcare tax policy, in June.

    It's been admitted the number of families initially thought eligible, was wrong.

    Nicola Willis says there are two changes made by Cabinet yesterday, and they apply to fees incurred from today - with claims able to made from October.

    She says the first is to increase the amount of rebate - so people on low and middle incomes with lower rates of fees will be able to get a bigger rebate.

    Willis says the second is to reduce the abatement rate - so families earning more than 140-thousand dollars will be able to claim a bit more.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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