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If you’ve got kids under 18, you may still be deciding how to spend that extra cash you received on Monday in the form of the enhanced universal child care benefit. But before you blow it all on a family trip to Walley World, take a moment to look at the math behind the new amounts because, depending on your income, you may not actually get to keep very much of this newfound cash.

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Canadians with children will be receiving hundreds of dollars in benefits over the next week and the question is how to spend it — or should you save it?

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The UCCB actually dates back to 2006 and was introduced “as a taxable benefit designed to help Canadian families, as they try to balance work and family life, by supporting their child care choices through direct financial support.” The original UCCB was $100 per month per child under age six.

Starting this year, the government increased the monthly amount for kids under six to $160 and expanded the program to include a new benefit of $60 per month for children aged six through 17.