More than 90,000 Australian families have faced debt since the first-financial year of the Child Care Subsidy Policy, with a Centrelink glitch causing client data to disappear and incorrectly state that many have been overpaid by the system.
The "Australia Talks National Survey" conducted by the ABC, declared that seventy-five per cent of parents with young children found cost to be one of the biggest issues when sourcing childcare.
Shadow Minister for Early Education Amanda Rishworth has expressed concerns over the number of times she has been contacted by parents who have questioned the accuracy of the debt balances- stating her main worries lie with those who have automatically assumed Centrelink has been correct in their calculations and have paid the debt without question.