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Boosting Apprenticeship Commencements (BAC) and Completing Apprenticeship Commencements (CAC) wage subsidies 043-22022208

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BAC and CAC subsidies

Table 1:

Measure

BAC

CAC

CAC

Time period

0 - 12 months

12 - 24 months

24 - 36 months

Subsidy

50% of wages paid

10% of wages paid

5% of wages paid

Cap

$7,000 per quarter

$28,000 for 12 months

$1,500 per quarter

$6,000 for 12 months

$750 per quarter

$3,000 for 12 months

BAC and CAC processing arrangements, effect dates and claiming time limits

BAC - 50%

Table 2:

Agency

Period

Wages paid

Effect date

Claiming time limit

Apprentice Connect Australia Provider

1

5 October 2020 to 31 December 2020

1 January 2021

N/A

Apprentice Connect Australia Provider

2

1 January 2021 to 31 March 2021

1 April 2021

N/A

Apprentice Connect Australia Provider

3

1 April 2021 to 30 June 2021

1 July 2021

N/A

Apprentice Connect Australia Provider

4

1 July 2021 to 30 September 2021

1 October 2021

N/A

Apprentice Connect Australia Provider

5

1 October 2021 to 31 December 2021

1 January 2022

N/A

Services Australia

6

1 January 2022 to 31 March 2022

1 April 2022

31 December 2023

Services Australia

7

1 April 2022 to 30 June 2022

1 July 2022

31 December 2023

Services Australia

8

1 July 2022 to 30 September 2022

1 October 2022

31 December 2023

Services Australia

9

1 October 2022 to 31 December 2022

1 January 2023

31 December 2023

Services Australia

10

1 January 2023 to 31 March 2023

1 April 2023

31 December 2023

Services Australia

11

1 April 2023 to 30 June 2023

1 July 2023

31 December 2023

CAC - 10%

Table 3:

Agency

Period

Wages paid

Effect date

Claiming time limit

Apprentice Connect Australia Provider

1

5 October 2021 to 31 December 2021

1 January 2022

N/A

Services Australia

2

1 January 2022 to 31 March 2022

1 April 2022

31 December 2023

Services Australia

3

1 April 2022 to 30 June 2022

1 July 2022

31 December 2023

Services Australia

4

1 July 2022 to 30 September 2022

1 October 2022

31 December 2023

Services Australia

5

1 October 2022 to 31 December 2022

1 January 2023

31 December 2023

Services Australia

6

1 January 2023 to 31 March 2023

1 April 2023

31 December 2023

Services Australia

7

1 April 2023 to 30 June 2023

1 July 2023

31 December 2023

Services Australia

8

1 July 2023 to 30 September 2023

1 October 2023

31 December 2025

Services Australia

9

1 October 2023 to 31 December 2023

1 January 2024

31 December 2025

Services Australia

10

1 January 2024 to 31 March 2024

1 April 2024

31 December 2025

Services Australia

11

1 April 2024 to 30 June 2024

1 July 2024

31 December 2025

CAC - 5%

Table 4:

Agency

Period

Wages paid

Effect date

Claiming time limit

Services Australia

1

1 October 2022 to 31 December 2022

1 January 2023

31 December 2023

Services Australia

2

1 January 2023 to 31 March 2023

1 April 2023

31 December 2023

Services Australia

3

1 April 2023 to 30 June 2023

1 July 2023

31 December 2023

Services Australia

4

1 July 2023 to 30 September 2023

1 October 2023

31 December 2025

Services Australia

5

1 October 2023 to 31 December 2023

1 January 2024

31 December 2025

Services Australia

6

1 January 2024 to 31 March 2024

1 April 2024

31 December 2025

Services Australia

7

1 April 2024 to 30 June 2024

1 July 2024

31 December 2025

Services Australia

8

1 July 2024 to 30 September 2024

1 October 2024

31 December 2025

Services Australia

9

1 October 2024 to 31 December 2024

1 January 2025

31 December 2025

Services Australia

10

1 Jan 2025 to 31 Mar 2025

1 April 2025

31 December 2025

Services Australia

11

1 April 2025 to 30 June 2025

1 July 2025

31 December 2025