Child care subsidy goes up but so do fees and the demand: SBS Sinhala current affair on 11 June

Listen to the SBS Sinhala radio current affair feature on the latest updates of increase of childcare benefits increasing the fees and the demand for childcare.

Changes to the Child Care Subsidy aim to help ease the financial burden on families Credit: Christopher Ryan-Unsplash

HIGHLIGHTS

• An estimated 1.2 million Australian families are expected to benefit from changes to the government childcare subsidy.
• But experts say it's a double-edged sword, threatening to boost demand at a time when the workforce remains strained, and inflation high.