For families using Tusla-registered early learning and childcare, the Department of Children and Equality said the subsidy increase could see families save up to €96.30 a week per child or more than €5,000 a year
New childcare subsidy rates will reduce costs for thousands of families by almost €100 a week, the Government has said.
. The Department said that policy measures taken, such as extending the universal subsidy from all children under the age of three to all children under 15 in August 2022 and increasing the universal hourly subsidy from 50 cents to €1.40 an hour in January 2023, have made a difference to what families can afford. It cited OECD data that it said showed improvements in affordability indicators for early learning and childcare in Ireland.
Roderic O’Gorman, minister for children, said: “I am delighted to announce the introduction of these new subsidy rates under the National Childcare Scheme, which are building on the increase I introduced to the minimum hourly subsidy rate in January 2023 and the extension of the scheme to children aged up to 15 in September 2022.
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