Summary of proposal
Party
The Coalition
Portfolio
Education
Policy Topic
Education
The proposal is to not proceed with the 2024-25 Mid-year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) measure Building Australia’s Future – A Fairer Deal for Students. The measure includes a 20% reduction in income contingent loans, such as HELP, as well as a marginal repayments system for those loans.
The proposal would be ongoing and start on 1 June 2025.