Compare days a week

Where to find it

Open Extra Day, then Compare days a week under “More, when you want it”. A couple can switch between your days and your partner’s.

What each row shows

• The pattern: how many days a week, and each child’s care days in that row. If NestWise does not hold how many days you work now, rows say “1 more day” or “1 fewer day” instead.
• The change each week against working as you do now, after tax, childcare after the Child Care Subsidy (CCS) and Family Tax Benefit (FTB).
• Why: the pay before tax, then what tax, childcare and Family Tax Benefit take or add, largest first. The parts add up to the row’s figure.

When a second extra day keeps noticeably less than the first, a line underneath says so and names the part that grew most. A higher family income can lower the subsidy on care days you already use, so childcare is often the reason.

Childcare moving with work, or not

Care moves too changes each child in care by the same days as the work change. Care stays keeps everyone’s care as it is now, for when a grandparent or partner covers the day.

Keeping one as a plan

Keep this as a plan saves that row with the figure you saw. It appears on your home page and in your saved plans, and NestWise rechecks it each week against your latest income, fees and care.