Durham Parks Sliding Fee Scale and Waiver

Durham reduces school-age care fees by household income and can waive recreation fees entirely for extreme hardship or qualifying public-service recipients.

Income-qualified or hardship-qualified Durham recreation participant

Entitlement facts

Benefit type: Government benefit. A government-funded or administered benefit, service, coverage program, assistance program, or public access route. Taxonomy definition →
What it unlocks: A sliding discount on eligible care programs or a full fee waiver for approved extreme-hardship or other qualifying participants.
Who qualifies: Income-qualified or hardship-qualified Durham recreation participant
Requirements: Meet current income, household, Durham, public-benefit or extreme-hardship, documentation, annual application, program, registration, capacity, and attendance rules.
How to activate: Submit the current reduced-fee or waiver application with required proof, wait for approval, and separately register for an eligible program.
Cost basis: Variable by provider or eligibility. The user's out-of-pocket cost cannot be represented by one fixed amount because it depends on provider policy, income, household, geography, selected service, coverage group, subsidy amount, or the underlying program. It may be free, reduced, sliding-scale, or partly paid.
Cost and fees: Approved fees may be reduced or fully waived; excluded programs, transportation, equipment, supplies, late pickup, and optional costs may remain.
Geography: US, Durham, North Carolina
Personalization: Published eligibility is not described as individually targeted.

EVIDENCE / 1 SOURCE

Eligibility is conditional, not guaranteed.

Check the provider's final terms immediately before applying, depositing funds, spending, or changing a paid relationship.

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MACHINE RECORD

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Durham Parks Sliding Fee Scale and Waiver

Entitlement facts

Eligibility is conditional, not guaranteed.

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