The $1.7bn childcare subsidy boost will help some – b

The $1.7bn childcare subsidy boost will help some – but it won't improve affordability for most | Childcare Australia


How will these changes affect you? In the short term, not at all. They won’t affect anyone until July 2022. After that, some families will see great benefit.
But our analysis suggests the policy package won’t do much to improve the affordability of childcare for many families on low to middle incomes. Nor will it do anything to address systemic problems.
Defining affordability
A lot of the discussion on childcare affordability focuses on per-hour costs and anecdotal evidence based on individual families’ circumstances.
Families’ lived experiences are important, as are average out-of-pocket fees. But without understanding what affordability means, it’s very difficult to pin down how much of an issue childcare affordability actually is.

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