❓ A WA parliamentary question regarding the Isolated Children's Allowance and the Boarding Away from Home Allowance (BAHA). The question seeks information on the number of recipients, the WA government's contribution, and the Commonwealth government's contribution to boarding costs for isolated students. The response provides the WA contribution but defers the Commonwealth contribution question.
AnsweredQoN 131Legislative Council
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EDUCATION — ISOLATED CHILDREN’S ALLOWANCE
(1) How many country students will receive the WA isolated children’s allowance in 2008 to assist in meeting boarding costs associated with their education? (2) What is the current amount paid to those eligible students by the Western Australian government? (3) What is the current amount paid in 2008 by the commonwealth government to assist eligible students with education boarding costs? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH
(1) How many country students will receive the WA isolated children’s allowance in 2008 to assist in meeting boarding costs associated with their education? (2) What is the current amount paid to those eligible students by the Western Australian government? (3) What is the current amount paid in 2008 by the commonwealth government to assist eligible students with education boarding costs? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH
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I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) The assistance for isolated children’s allowance is administered by the federal government through Centrelink. The state government provides a boarding away from home allowance, or BAHA, which supplements this allowance. The 2008 BAHA payment will be made in October. (2) The amount is $1 215 for 2008. (3) The federal government, through Centrelink, will need to provide this information.
(2) What is the current amount paid to those eligible students by the Western Australian government? (3) What is the current amount paid in 2008 by the commonwealth government to assist eligible students with education boarding costs? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) The assistance for isolated children’s allowance is administered by the federal government through Centrelink. The state government provides a boarding away from home allowance, or BAHA, which supplements this allowance. The 2008 BAHA payment will be made in October. (2) The amount is $1 215 for 2008. (3) The federal government, through Centrelink, will need to provide this information.
(3) What is the current amount paid in 2008 by the commonwealth government to assist eligible students with education boarding costs? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) The assistance for isolated children’s allowance is administered by the federal government through Centrelink. The state government provides a boarding away from home allowance, or BAHA, which supplements this allowance. The 2008 BAHA payment will be made in October. (2) The amount is $1 215 for 2008. (3) The federal government, through Centrelink, will need to provide this information.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) The assistance for isolated children’s allowance is administered by the federal government through Centrelink. The state government provides a boarding away from home allowance, or BAHA, which supplements this allowance. The 2008 BAHA payment will be made in October. (2) The amount is $1 215 for 2008. (3) The federal government, through Centrelink, will need to provide this information.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) The assistance for isolated children’s allowance is administered by the federal government through Centrelink. The state government provides a boarding away from home allowance, or BAHA, which supplements this allowance. The 2008 BAHA payment will be made in October. (2) The amount is $1 215 for 2008. (3) The federal government, through Centrelink, will need to provide this information.
(1) The assistance for isolated children’s allowance is administered by the federal government through Centrelink. The state government provides a boarding away from home allowance, or BAHA, which supplements this allowance. The 2008 BAHA payment will be made in October. (2) The amount is $1 215 for 2008. (3) The federal government, through Centrelink, will need to provide this information.
(2) The amount is $1 215 for 2008. (3) The federal government, through Centrelink, will need to provide this information.
(3) The federal government, through Centrelink, will need to provide this information.
(2) What is the current amount paid to those eligible students by the Western Australian government? (3) What is the current amount paid in 2008 by the commonwealth government to assist eligible students with education boarding costs? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) The assistance for isolated children’s allowance is administered by the federal government through Centrelink. The state government provides a boarding away from home allowance, or BAHA, which supplements this allowance. The 2008 BAHA payment will be made in October. (2) The amount is $1 215 for 2008. (3) The federal government, through Centrelink, will need to provide this information.
(3) What is the current amount paid in 2008 by the commonwealth government to assist eligible students with education boarding costs? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) The assistance for isolated children’s allowance is administered by the federal government through Centrelink. The state government provides a boarding away from home allowance, or BAHA, which supplements this allowance. The 2008 BAHA payment will be made in October. (2) The amount is $1 215 for 2008. (3) The federal government, through Centrelink, will need to provide this information.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) The assistance for isolated children’s allowance is administered by the federal government through Centrelink. The state government provides a boarding away from home allowance, or BAHA, which supplements this allowance. The 2008 BAHA payment will be made in October. (2) The amount is $1 215 for 2008. (3) The federal government, through Centrelink, will need to provide this information.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) The assistance for isolated children’s allowance is administered by the federal government through Centrelink. The state government provides a boarding away from home allowance, or BAHA, which supplements this allowance. The 2008 BAHA payment will be made in October. (2) The amount is $1 215 for 2008. (3) The federal government, through Centrelink, will need to provide this information.
(1) The assistance for isolated children’s allowance is administered by the federal government through Centrelink. The state government provides a boarding away from home allowance, or BAHA, which supplements this allowance. The 2008 BAHA payment will be made in October. (2) The amount is $1 215 for 2008. (3) The federal government, through Centrelink, will need to provide this information.
(2) The amount is $1 215 for 2008. (3) The federal government, through Centrelink, will need to provide this information.
(3) The federal government, through Centrelink, will need to provide this information.
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