NYC has childcare vouchers for people earning less than 85% of the median income (which works out to <114k/yr for a family of 4). Depending on how much lower than that amount they make, it can cost anywhere from $0/wk to $15/wk.
Mamdani got rid of the copay entirely. Now it’s free for anyone that qualifies for the voucher.
There are about 100k families using this service, but only ~22k paid a copay based on their income.
Why not just read the article? It’s pretty short.
Summary:
NYC has childcare vouchers for people earning less than 85% of the median income (which works out to <114k/yr for a family of 4). Depending on how much lower than that amount they make, it can cost anywhere from $0/wk to $15/wk.
Mamdani got rid of the copay entirely. Now it’s free for anyone that qualifies for the voucher.
There are about 100k families using this service, but only ~22k paid a copay based on their income.
This change will cost the city ~$5.2M.
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