Sub all depends on the parents income. I have a family who told me they applied and got declined because they made too much. Dad works at McDonalds and Mom makes around 20 an hours (she told me this) and the worker told them if they made a little less they would qualify for roughly 100 dollars. BUT if you take that 100 plus the 160 it's that could be 260 used for childcare. People seem to complain about child care costs the most to logically as a parent I would have the 160 and put it towards my daycare cost