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Free child care for low-income families The Productivity Commission was tasked by the federal government with finding a price mechanism that could wipe out many of the costs of child care for families. It has recommended raising the subsidy to 100 per cent for families on incomes below $80,000, and for subsequent children 5 and younger on incomes below $140,000. Those benefits would taper to zero for families with combined incomes above $580,000. The childcare subsidy "activity test" should also be abolished, the commission has recommended, meaning subsidies would not be limited for people who do not work. The Productivity Commission says doing so would improve early childhood attendance by 10 per cent, with most of that increase being children from low- and middle-income families. To read the full article see the link in the comments.