Policy Institute Australia has proposed reforms to save up to $21 billion a year by better targeting government support. The changes focus on pensions, aged care, childcare and parental leave, directing assistance to those most in need. The report argues the reforms would make the welfare system fairer and more sustainable.

Policy Institute Australia estimates taxpayers provide $2.7 billion each year in Child Care Subsidy and Parental Leave Pay to high-income families who need little government support. The report argues current income thresholds are too generous and no longer well targeted. It recommends tightening means testing to better direct assistance to lower- and middle-income households while […]

Policy Institute Australia has proposed major reforms to Australia’s welfare system, including counting high-value homes in the Age Pension assets test and introducing a HECS-style Retirement Contribution Scheme. The reforms aim to better target support, improve fairness, and save up to $21 billion a yea

The fair go is quietly slipping. Australia’s safety net was built on a simple idea: help should go to those who need it most. Over the past decade, we’ve been drifting from it.

Our new report shows how better targeting could restore that principle — saving $21 billion on the way — without affecting most people