Azteca Valerio-Bedolla

Rule Changes

Will lose subsidy, faces $2,800 monthly childcare bill or leaving workforce

Utah has cut the income ceiling for childcare subsidies, dropping new applicants from 85% to 50% of state median income. Existing families can stay enrolled at 65%. The change follows a $21 million reduction in federal Child Care Development Fund allocations, which funds the program entirely.

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