New Co-Pay Scale for Child Care Works Effective October 2011

On September 13th, DPW released the new Child Care Works co-pay scale in accordance with mandated savings of $16 million from the Pennsylvania General Assembly. The parameters laid out in the budget bill stated that a new minimum co-pay of $5 would be set in place (although the Department may waive this in some cases), that the co-pays could be per family or per child and the new co-pays cannot exceed 8% of family income for families living at 100% of the federal poverty level or 11% of family incomes for families who live above 100% of the federal poverty level. 

Under the new co-pay scale, which will become effective October 3, 2011, states that co- pays are per family, not per child.  We have been told by DPW that co-pays will be waived for families without earned income who are receiving TANF.

Current Child Care Weekly Family Co-Pays vs.

Co-Pays Effective 10-01-11 (Family of Three)

Annual Income % of FPIG	Current Weekly Family Co-Pay	Weekly Family Co-Pay as of 10/1/11	Dollar increase % Increase
48% 8660	5	5	0 0%
60% 11,118	5	10	5 100%
70% 12,971	5	10	5 100%
80% 14,824	10	19	9 90%
90% 16,677	15	25	10 67%
100% 18,530	15	25	10 67%
110% 20,383	20	29	9 45%
120% 22,236	25	33	8 32%
130% 24,089	30	37	7 23%
140% 25,942	35	41	6 17%
150% 27,795	40	46	6 15%
160% 29,648	45	51	6 13.3%
170% 31,501	50	56	6 12%
180% 33,354	55	61	6 11%
190% 35,207	60	66	6 10%
200% 37,060	65	71	6 9.2%
210% 38,913	70	77	7 10%
220% 40,766	75	83	8 10.7%
230% 42,619	75	89	14 19%
235% 43,546	80	89	9 11.3%