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5 reasons independent care work is a steady path forward for single parents

Cathy·2026-09-17
A mother on a couch with a baby and a young child

Two mornings a week, on your terms, around school pickup.

If that's you, here it is straight: what the work actually involves, what it pays, what it costs to set up, and how to start — from someone running the same business, part-time, in regional Tasmania.

1. Scale at your own pace

You control the income progression, and the parenting routine stays intact.

2. Every hour counts

Funded rates mean the hours you can work pay properly — $60.10–$73.58 gross billing.

Learn how to build a steady income around school pickup

Short videos and a written guide on starting your own everyday-support business — the income you can build around school pickup, plus the meals, shopping, driving and company that keeps someone in their own home. Part-time, and free.

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3. Work when you have cover

School hours, or days you've got childcare sorted.

4. Invoice directly through plan managers

Predictable payments rather than waiting on a wage cycle.

5. Real numbers, honestly

Actual invoices and cost breakdowns so you know what it actually costs to run.


Where to go next

Being straight with you. The hourly figures on this page are the billing rates from the official NDIS Pricing Schedule — the most that can be charged for that support. They're gross revenue, not take-home. Insurance, tax, super, travel and your own time all come out of it. And the income examples are Cathy's real numbers, not a promise about yours.

The free training is below — the honest version of how this works, in plain language. It's free, and it stays free.

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My free training shows you the first three steps to a part-time care business that fits around you.

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Learn how to build a steady income around school pickup

Short videos and a written guide on starting your own everyday-support business — the income you can build around school pickup, plus the meals, shopping, driving and company that keeps someone in their own home. Part-time, and free.

Instant access · unsubscribe anytime · your email is never shared

This is general information, not financial, legal or tax advice. Figures change — verify current official information and see your accountant.