Means-tested interest rates
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Why we can’t just means-test interest rate rises?

- June 5, 2026 2 MIN READ

We means-test so many other policies, so why not monetary policy? I’ve been asked many times in this rising interest rate environment: why can’t interest rate increases be means-tested to protect low-income families? It’s a good question. Interest rates and financial stress The Reserve Bank’s cash rate is really just the benchmark, or foundation, for… Read more »