Eligible OSHC services in locked-down Greater Melbourne and Mitchell Shire will have 15 percent of their revenue, backdated to July 20, paid for by the federal government.
This payment will be in addition to existing Child Care Subsidies and the 25 percent Transition Payment that replaced Job Keeper for workers in the child care sector. The Transition Payment is estimated to cost $708 million.
“It will help working families and vulnerable and disadvantaged children to continue to access outside school hours care, relieving pressure on essential workers, who will be reassured their children are being cared for while they do their important work,” Tehan said.
“When the lockdowns were announced, our Government acted swiftly to provide certainty to impacted Victorian families by waiving the child care gap fee for children not attending care,” Tehan said.
“We are taking action to ensure Victorian families can still access care as we deal with the current COVID-19 lockdown,”