Anne Rabbitte
Question:657. Deputy Anne Rabbitte asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the maximum income thresholds for band A, band AJ and band B of the community childcare subvention scheme. [39458/17]
View answerWednesday, 20 September 2017
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The eligibility of the applying parent is determined in the main by their status with the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection and whether they hold a medical card. As such, maximum income thresholds do not apply. In the 2017-18 programme year the bands and eligibility have changed with children who would have qualified for band B in 2016/17 now being split between band B and a new band, band D. The eligibility criteria and subsequent childcare and subvention options are set out in the following Table.
Table 1 CCS/CCSP Band Eligibility
|
Level of service |
Band A (with Medical Card) |
Band AJ (with medical card) |
Band B |
Band D |
|
One Parent Family Payment Widow’s/Widower’s Pension Pre-retirement Allowance Farm Assist State Pension Blind Pension Guardian’s Payment Illness/Injury Benefit Disability Allowance Carer’s Benefit/Allowance Back to Work Enterprise/Education Allowance Community Employment/Rural Social Scheme Domiciliary Care Allowance Family Income Supplement (FIS) Secondary School Students Invalidity Pension Official Tusla Referrals (no medical card required) HSE Public Health Nurse referrals (no medical card required) TÚS Part-time Job Incentive Scheme Gateway Gateway |
Jobseekers Benefit/Allowance* Supplementary Welfare Allowance** |
Medical Card Parents who are in receipt of Social Welfare payments listed under Band A/AJ but have no medical card |
GP Visit Card** (6yrs+ only) Parents who no longer qualify for Band A/AJ this year but who were verified as being on Band A/AJ at the end of the previous school year |
|
|
Full-day payment (5hrs +) |
€145 |
€80 |
€70 |
€50 |
|
Part-time payment (3:31 – 5:00) |
€80 |
€80 |
€35 |
€25 |
|
Sessional payment (2:16 – 3:30) |
€45 |
€45 |
€25 |
€17 |
|
Half-session payment (1:00 – 2:15) |
€22.50 |
€22.50 |
€12.50 |
€8.50 |
*parents who qualify for Band AJ under Jobseeker’s allowance/benefit receive maximum subvented childcare of €80 for full day care per week
**parents who qualify for Band AJ under Supplementary Welfare Allowance payments receive maximum subvented childcare of €80 for full day care per week