Tweaks to the Family Boost scheme from this month - aiming to help combat high living costs, and cover people missing out

Eligible families can now get a 40 percent rebate on early childhood education fees, up from 25 percent.

The threshold household income's risen from 180-thousand dollars, to 229-thousand.

Finance Minister Nicola Willis says life's expensive for families with under-fives.

She says some parents who've expressed frustration at being just over the threshold, can now access the scheme.