Wealthy to reap most benefit from higher childcare subsidies

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Analysis by the Australian National University (ANU) suggests that families on higher incomes will benefit the most from the child-care policies of both Labor and the Coalition.

The analysts shows that the wealthiest 20% of households will save an average of $2,547 a year under Labor’s policy. In contrast, the Coalition’s child-care policy will result in annual savings of just $506 for these households.

However, the poorest households would save $454 a year under Labor and $96 under the Coalition.

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.