the federal government has pledged to scrap the religious exemption from welfare benefits in an attempt to crackdown on ` personal , philosophical or religious ' reasons .
parents who refuse to immunised their children are set to lose up to $ 15,000 a year for every child when the changes come into force from january 1 , 2016 .
meanwhile , families who do vaccinate their kids are eligible for the $ 7,500-a-year childcare benefit and the $ 726 family tax benefit part a end of year supplement .