Clause 8. GCAP not payable with other assistance

8.

GCAP not payable with other assistance

(1)

MSD must not grant GCAP in respect of an eligible child for a period if any of the following payments are being made in respect of the child for the same period:

(a)

childcare assistance under section 77 of the Act; or

(b)

assistance to pay for childcare under any other welfare programme approved under section 124(1)(d) of the Social Security Act 1964 and saved by clause 20 of Schedule 1 of the Act, or approved and established under section 101 of the Act.

(2)

MSD must not grant GCAP in respect of an eligible child for any hour where the child is receiving early childhood education under the government policy known as 20 Hours Early Childhood Education.

(3)

Despite clause 8(2), MSD must grant GCAP in respect of any hour where the eligible child is receiving early childhood education under the government policy known as 20 Hours Early Childhood Education if:

(a)

the child is attending an approved early childhood education programme provided by a licenced home-based education and care service; and

(b)

the educator requires a top-up payment to ensure their hourly rate of providing education and care in relation to the programme is covered.