grattan (version 1.7.1.2)

child_care_subsidy: Child Care Subsidy paid per child.

Description

Child Care Subsidy paid per child.

Usage

child_care_subsidy(family_annual_income = 0, activity_level = Inf,
  activity_exemption = FALSE, child_age = 3,
  type_of_day_care = c("cbdc", "oshc", "fdc", "ihc"),
  hours_day_care_fortnight = 36, cost_hour = 10,
  early_education_program = FALSE, cbdc_hourly_cap = 11.77,
  fdc_hourly_cap = 10.9, oshc_hourly_cap = 10.29,
  ihc_hourly_cap = 25.48, annual_cap_income = 186958,
  annual_cap_subsidy = 10190, income_test_bracket_1 = 66958,
  income_test_bracket_2 = 171958, income_test_bracket_3 = 251248,
  income_test_bracket_4 = 341248, income_test_bracket_5 = 354248,
  taper_1 = 0.85, taper_2 = 0.5, taper_3 = 0.2,
  activity_test_1_brackets = c(0, 8, 16.00001, 48.00001),
  activity_test_1_hours = c(0, 36, 72, 100))

Arguments

family_annual_income

(numeric) Total income of the family.

activity_level

(numeric) The total number of activity hours of the parent. Note that if there are two parents the one with the lower activity level will be applied. Common activities include work, leave, and study. A full list can be viewed at http://guides.dss.gov.au/family-assistance-guide/3/5/2/10.

activity_exemption

(logical) Whether the parent is exempt from the activity test. Note that in a two parent family both parents must be exempt. A list of exemptions is available at http://guides.dss.gov.au/family-assistance-guide/3/5/2/10.

child_age

(numeric) The age of the child in child care.

type_of_day_care

(character) The type of child care. Acceptable inputs are: "cbdc" Centre Based Day Care, "oshc" Outside School Hours Care, "fdc" Family Day Care, or "ihc" In Home Care. Note that In Home Care can only be claimed once per family.

hours_day_care_fortnight

(numeric) The number of hours of day care per child per fortnight.

cost_hour

(numeric) The cost of day care per hour.

early_education_program

(logical) Whether the child is part of an early education program.

cbdc_hourly_cap, fdc_hourly_cap, oshc_hourly_cap, ihc_hourly_cap

(numeric) The lower of `cost_hour` or the relevant `hourly_cap` will be used in the calculation of the subsidy.

annual_cap_income

(numeric) The minimum family income for which the `annual_cap_subsidy` applies from.

annual_cap_subsidy

(numeric) Amount at which annual subsidies are capped for those who earn more than `annual_cap_income`.

income_test_bracket_1, income_test_bracket_2, income_test_bracket_3, income_test_bracket_4, income_test_bracket_5

(numeric) The steps at which income test 1 changes rates. Note the strange structure https://www.humanservices.gov.au/individuals/services/centrelink/child-care-subsidy/payments/how-your-income-affects-it.

taper_1, taper_2, taper_3

(numeric) The proportion of the hourly cap retained. Note that the rate only decreases between each odd bracket.

activity_test_1_brackets

(numeric vector) The activity levels at which the activity test increases.

activity_test_1_hours

(numeric vector) The hours corresponding to the step increase in `activity_test_1_brackets`.

Value

The annual child care subsidy payable per child.

Examples

# NOT RUN {
child_care_subsidy(family_annual_income = 175000,
                   activity_level = 40,
                   activity_exemption = FALSE,
                   child_age = 3,
                   type_of_day_care = "cbdc",
                   cost_hour = 20,
                   hours_day_care_fortnight = 80,
                   early_education_program = FALSE)
                   
# }