“We've increased childcare subsidies by 77 per cent since we came to office.”
What RMIT ABC Fact Check found
Mr Tudge's claim is exaggerated. Childcare subsidies can be measured either as the total spent by the government or the amount spent per child. In addition, government support can be considered solely as means-tested fee assistance paid according to family income or that support plus industry payments made to service providers. Fact Check has taken these different measures into account in assessing Mr Tudge's claim and each falls short of a 77 per cent increase during the Coalition's term. Wh...
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Alan Tudge (Minister for Education and Youth) made this claim around 23 June 2021. RMIT ABC Fact Check (Australia) looked into it and published its finding on 17 August 2021, 55 days later. Its rating was “Exaggerated”.
Where the claim appeared
- aph.gov.auhttps://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Hansard/Hansard_Display?bid=chamber/hansard…
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