Childcare, covid-19, jobkeeper
Q. This week the Government announced that from 20th July, it would stop paying the economy wide Jobkeeper wage subsidy to childcare services. It would be replaced by transition payments that may be less than the amount of Jobkeeper.
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements amount the removal of Jobkeeper for childcare professionals?
| TOTAL: Agree | TOTAL: Disagree | Strongly agree | Somewhat agree | Somewhat disagree | Strongly disagree | Unsure | |
| Withdrawing this support puts businesses and jobs at risks if there is a second outbreak of Covid-19 or lockdown restrictions are re-introduced | 64% | 20% | 27% | 37% | 15% | 5% | 16% |
| It is the right time to start to remove the Government funding for some industries | 57% | 28% | 21% | 36% | 19% | 9% | 15% |
| It is too soon to withdraw this support for the childcare sector when many children are not yet back in childcare | 55% | 30% | 24% | 32% | 20% | 9% | 15% |
| The Government has broken its promise to maintain the Jobkeeper program until September | 53% | 26% | 22% | 30% | 18% | 9% | 21% |
| I am worried that the Government will remove Jobkeeper support from other industries before the end of September | 53% | 28% | 22% | 31% | 19% | 9% | 19% |
| Federal Voting intention | |||||||
| TOTAL: Agreement | Total | Labor | Coalition | Greens | TOTAL: Other | ||
| Withdrawing this support puts businesses and jobs at risks if there is a second outbreak of Covid-19 or lockdown restrictions are re-introduced | 64% | 71% | 59% | 73% | 66% | ||
| It is the right time to start to remove the Government funding for some industries | 57% | 53% | 71% | 39% | 50% | ||
| It is too soon to withdraw this support for the childcare sector when many children are not yet back in childcare | 55% | 65% | 45% | 70% | 62% | ||
| The Government has broken its promise to maintain the Jobkeeper program until September | 53% | 62% | 43% | 67% | 57% | ||
| I am worried that the Government will remove Jobkeeper support from other industries before the end of September | 53% | 61% | 46% | 69% | 54% | ||
| Base (n) | 1,087 | 334 | 412 | 96 | 140 | ||
access to childcare, Childcare
Q. Which of the following statements is closest to your view?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Vote Other | Men | Women | Aged 18-34 | Aged 35-54 | Aged 55+ | |||
| All Australian children should have access to childcare and early learning | 55% | 59% | 50% | 77% | 48% | 51% | 60% | 66% | 53% | 46% | ||
| Childcare and early learning should be dependent on whether both parents meet government tests on being in work or actively looking for work | 34% | 31% | 43% | 20% | 36% | 38% | 31% | 24% | 35% | 45% | ||
| Don’t know | 11% | 10% | 8% | 3% | 16% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 12% | 9% |
55% are more likely to agree that all Australian children should have access to childcare and early learning and 34% are more likely to agree that child care and early learning should be dependent on whether both parents meet government tests on being in work or actively looking for work.
Those most likely to agree that all Australian children should have access to childcare and early learning were women (60%), aged 18-34 (66%) and with children in the household (62%).
Q. Thinking about Government assistance for childcare, do you support or oppose the following proposals?
|
Total support |
Total oppose |
|
Strongly support |
Support |
Oppose |
Strongly oppose |
Don’t know |
|
| Investment to create more childcare places |
72% |
13% |
17% |
55% |
9% |
4% |
16% |
|
| Means testing of the childcare rebate |
71% |
14% |
31% |
40% |
10% |
4% |
15% |
|
| Greater government subsidies to reduce the cost of childcare |
57% |
25% |
16% |
41% |
17% |
8% |
18% |
|
| Childcare rebate extended to include nannies |
46% |
35% |
12% |
34% |
22% |
13% |
19% |
A substantial majority supported investment to create more childcare places (72%) and means testing of the childcare rebate (71%). A majority supported Greater government subsidies to reduce the cost of childcare (57%) while they were somewhat more divided over childcare rebate extended to include nannies (46% support/35% oppose).
For those aged 25-44, support was a little higher for greater Government subsidies (61%), investment to create more places (76%) and extending the rebate to nannies (51%) but lower for means testing the rebate (65%).
10 April 2012, 100412, Childcare, Childcare Rebate, children, families, Nannies, Polling, polls, Productivity Commission
Q. Tony Abbott has said that if he became Prime Minister he would ask the Productivity Commission to look into extending the childcare rebate to childcare provided by nannies. Would you support or oppose the Government paying a childcare rebate for nannies?
|
Total |
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
|
| Total support |
44% |
33% |
57% |
33% |
| Total oppose |
33% |
49% |
24% |
44% |
| Strongly support |
12% |
9% |
17% |
10% |
| Support |
32% |
24% |
40% |
23% |
| Oppose |
20% |
27% |
18% |
20% |
| Strongly oppose |
13% |
22% |
6% |
24% |
| No opinion |
22% |
18% |
19% |
23% |
44% support the Government paying a childcare rebate for nannies and 33% oppose. 49% of Labor voters and 44% of Greens voters are opposed but 57% of Liberal/National voters support the measure.
Support is higher among younger respondents – those aged under 45 split 53% support/24% oppose and those aged 45+ split 36% support/44% oppose.
48% of those on income under $600pw oppose and 32% support, but all higher income groups are more likely to support.
child care, child care providers, Childcare, Childcare Rebate, children, EMC, ER, Essential Media, Essential Report, families, Network 10, Network Ten, Polling, polls
Q. The Federal Government currently pays parents 50 per cent of money they spend on childcare via its childcare rebate. Which of the following policies would you support most?
| Total | Vote Labor | Vote Lib/Nat | Vote Greens | Men | Women | Age
18-34 |
Aged
35-54 |
Aged 55+ | |
| Maintaining the child care rebate at current levels | 22% | 23% | 23% | 25% | 21% | 22% | 33% | 18% | 14% |
| Limiting the rebate to families earning less than $150,000 per annum | 42% | 46% | 41% | 44% | 42% | 42% | 38% | 42% | 47% |
| Scrapping the rebate and paying the money directly to child care providers to contain costs and improve services | 21% | 25% | 18% | 18% | 25% | 18% | 12% | 24% | 26% |
| Don’t know | 15% | 13% | 11% | 14% | 12% | 18% | 17% | 16% | 12% |
Only 22% favour maintaining the child care rebate at current levels – 42% think it should be means tested and 21% think it should be scrapped and the money paid directly to child care providers. There were no significant differences by voting intention.
Those aged 18-34 were more likely to support maintaining the rebate at current levels (33%) as were people earning over $1,600 pw (31%). Limiting the rebate to families earning less than $150,000 was supported by 55% of people earning $1,000-$1,600 pw.