The Allan Labor Government is supporting Victorian families with the cost of living. 

Here's how: 

Support for families

• $400 School Saving Bonus
• Free Kinder - saving families up to $2,500 per child
• Free Glasses for Kids program
• Free zoo visits and Melbourne Museum entry for kinds under 16
• Half-price camping fees at bookable campgrounds
• Get Active Kids $200 voucher
• Period products stocked in all government schools
• Free pads and tampons in up to 700 public places
• Early parenting centres
• Baby Bundles
• Prep Bags
• Kinder Kits
• Smile Squad
• Capped V/Line fares at metro rates
• Victorian Default Offer - Victorian households and small businesses on the 2024/25 draft VDO pay $202 less on average per year for their electricity than before the introduction of the VDO on 1 July 2019
• School Breakfast Clubs program
• School Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund
• Capped Council Rates with CPI
• 3, 6, 12-month rego

Support for seniors and veterans

• Range of discounts, concession entry and travel vouchers for seniors
• Travel/accommodation subsidies for rural Victorians travelling long distances to see health specialists
• Victorian Veterans Card with discounts on vehicle rego and free fishing and boating licences
• Electricity discounts and winter gas discounts for eligible concession card holders

Support for renters/young adults

• Restricting rent increases between successive fixed-term agreements 
• Cap of one residential rent rise per 12 months
• Introduced long term leases
• Established Rental Dispute Resolution Vic
• Introduced a portable rental bond
• Potable bond Free L-plate and P-plate licences and online testing
• $1 billion annually in stamp duty exemptions and concessions and First Homeowner Grants
• Victorian Homebuyer Fund - shared equity scheme contributing 25 per cent of purchase price
• Free TAFE 
• Free nursing, midwifery and teaching
• Free car rego for apprentices, saving up to $865 a year