Education

May
08
Albo's HECS changes: fairer and cheaper, or regressive and expensive?

Albo's HECS changes: fairer and cheaper, or regressive and expensive?

Rather than fairer and cheaper, Albo's HECS changes will make the scheme more regressive and expensive, benefiting middle-to-upper income households, distorting work-study incentives, and failing to address real barriers faced by disadvantaged groups.
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