Residents who declare some of the lowest incomes in the province will benefit from a new child care benfit program.
The new B.C. budget dictates households earning less than $45,000 will receive a monthly credit of $1,250 per child in care.
The credit is much lower for households earning up to $110,000.
Here is what people in Richmond think about the new childcare benefit:
Josh Ogden
Father of one
The issue isn’t how much we have to pay for day care; it’s how much people who work there get paid. I can see families making less than $45,000 a year needing help, but if you make over $70,000 as a family, it makes sense for some money to go to people who work there.
Howard Chan
Visitor
I think it’s a good thing. Most families don’t make $110,000 a year. If they do, the credit won’t benefit them much. However, if the government has promised $10-a-day child care, they should deliver. If they can’t, they should explain to the public the reasons.
Lucy Chan
Retired
I think it’s a good policy. Children can go to learn things in day care and parents can have more free time. But I think the $10 child care plan the NDP promised during the campaign is better than the one included in the budget now.
Fannie Lo
Retired
They are trying to help families who make less than $45,000 a year, but this income is not high. Many families may make more but how much credit do they get? Maybe it’s good for families whose husband works while the wife stays at home.
Elizabeth Carver
Retired
I think this is not enough. They should get more for child care. Families who don’t make more than $45,000 are not making enough; they should get more benefits. But I’m happy with the NDP government in general.
