Guardian Essential poll: $300 energy rebate shouldn’t go to high-income households, voters say

Sixty per cent of respondents in the latest Guardian Essential poll say Labor’s $300 power bill rebate should go only to low- and middle-income households, while just 35% believe all should get it. Photograph: Jono Searle/AAP

A majority of voters approve of the main measures in Labor’s third budget, although three in five think the Albanese government’s $300 electricity bill rebate should have been better targeted.

Those are the results of the latest Guardian Essential poll of 1,149 voters, which found a lukewarm reaction to the budget overall, with just over a quarter (27%) saying it would make a “meaningful difference” to their cost of living.