Responding to news that the Government is extending childcare subsidies to families earning up to $229,100 a year, the Taxpayers’ Union is calling the move completely out of touch.

Taxpayers’ Union spokesperson Tory Relf said:

“If you're pulling in nearly double the average household income, you do not need a handout from other working taxpayers to help pay for daycare. The average household income is around $120,000.”

“It’s not often we find ourselves agreeing with the CTU and Craig Renney, but they’re absolutely right to call this out. The Government should be focusing support on families genuinely doing it tough, not those who are objectively well-off by any national measure.”

“The whole point of FamilyBoost was to ease pressure on low- and middle-income families. Creep the threshold high enough and suddenly it’s just free cash for the comfortable.”

“If the Government thinks someone on $229,000 needs help with childcare, maybe they should spend a day living on the median household income instead. When you're earning more than $200k, taxpayers don’t need to be picking up the bill.”

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