❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding the Conveyance Allowance for rural students, seeking details on funding, access, and rates per kilometre from 2008-2014. The Public Transport Authority provides detailed answers.
AnsweredQoN 6463Legislative Assembly
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I refer to the Conveyance Allowance and ask:
(a) how is support pursuant to this allowance determined;
(b) what support is provided pursuant to this allowance;
(c) what is the maximum amount of support that is provided pursuant to this scheme;
(d) what was the total budget for this allowance in 2009–10 and 2010–11;
(e) what was the total amount actually spent delivering this allowance in 2009–10 and 2010–11;
(f) what is the total budget for this allowance in 2011–12, 2012–13 and 2013–14;
(g) how many people accessed support under this allowance in 2009–10 and 2010–11;
(h) how many people are accessing this allowance so far in 2011–12;
(i) what is the projected number of people who will access this scheme in 2012–13 and 2013–14;
(j) what is the rate per kilometre paid pursuant to this allowance in 2011–12;
(k) what was the rate per kilometre paid pursuant to this allowance in 2008–09, 2009–10 and 2010–11; and
(l) what is the anticipated rate per kilometre paid pursuant to this allowance in 2012–13 and 2013–14?
(a) how is support pursuant to this allowance determined;
(b) what support is provided pursuant to this allowance;
(c) what is the maximum amount of support that is provided pursuant to this scheme;
(d) what was the total budget for this allowance in 2009–10 and 2010–11;
(e) what was the total amount actually spent delivering this allowance in 2009–10 and 2010–11;
(f) what is the total budget for this allowance in 2011–12, 2012–13 and 2013–14;
(g) how many people accessed support under this allowance in 2009–10 and 2010–11;
(h) how many people are accessing this allowance so far in 2011–12;
(i) what is the projected number of people who will access this scheme in 2012–13 and 2013–14;
(j) what is the rate per kilometre paid pursuant to this allowance in 2011–12;
(k) what was the rate per kilometre paid pursuant to this allowance in 2008–09, 2009–10 and 2010–11; and
(l) what is the anticipated rate per kilometre paid pursuant to this allowance in 2012–13 and 2013–14?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
29 November 2011
Responded by
Minister for Transport
Response time
28 days
The
Public Transport Authority
advises:
(a) The Public Transport Authority provides transport assistance for eligible rural students via its 'orange' school bus network to transport students who reside outside of the Public Transport Area boundaries of their local town/city to their nearest appropriate school. If one of the following circumstances apply:
? there is no 'orange' school bus service operating in the area a family resides;
? a family has to drive to meet the bus on route;
? kindergarten finishes at lunch time and no 'orange' school bus service operates;
? the family is paid a conveyance allowance as part of their transport assistance.
(b) Conveyance allowance is paid at a rate of payment of 19.89 cents per km.
(c) There is no maximum upper limit for the payment amount.
(d) 2009/10 - $1.897M
2010/11 - $2.122M
(e) 2009/10 - $1.734M
2010-11 - $1.940M
(f) 2011/12 - $2.130M
2012/13 - $2.193M
2013/14 - $2.259M
(g) 2009/10 - 6 557
2010/11 - 7 010
(h) In the current financial year (up to 30 September 2011) there were 1 848 students accessing conveyance allowance.
(i) The historical three year average compared to 2010/11 indicates a patronage increase of 1.2 per cent.
(j) 19.89 cents per kilometre.
(k) 2008/09 - 19.89 cents per kilometre.
2009/10 - 19.89 cents per kilometre.
2010/11 - 19.89 cents per kilometre.
CPI was applied each financial year; however the rate remained the same due to Transportation Group CPI dropping for the above mentioned years. The negative impact of the CPI adjustment was negligible, hence the rate being maintained at 19.89 cents per kilometre.
(l) The rate per kilometre will be reviewed in line with the CPI, Australian Index Number 6401.0, Transportation Group (Perth) once it is published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics for the 2012/13 and 2013/14 financial years.
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Public Transport Authority
advises:
(a) The Public Transport Authority provides transport assistance for eligible rural students via its 'orange' school bus network to transport students who reside outside of the Public Transport Area boundaries of their local town/city to their nearest appropriate school. If one of the following circumstances apply:
? there is no 'orange' school bus service operating in the area a family resides;
? a family has to drive to meet the bus on route;
? kindergarten finishes at lunch time and no 'orange' school bus service operates;
? the family is paid a conveyance allowance as part of their transport assistance.
(b) Conveyance allowance is paid at a rate of payment of 19.89 cents per km.
(c) There is no maximum upper limit for the payment amount.
(d) 2009/10 - $1.897M
2010/11 - $2.122M
(e) 2009/10 - $1.734M
2010-11 - $1.940M
(f) 2011/12 - $2.130M
2012/13 - $2.193M
2013/14 - $2.259M
(g) 2009/10 - 6 557
2010/11 - 7 010
(h) In the current financial year (up to 30 September 2011) there were 1 848 students accessing conveyance allowance.
(i) The historical three year average compared to 2010/11 indicates a patronage increase of 1.2 per cent.
(j) 19.89 cents per kilometre.
(k) 2008/09 - 19.89 cents per kilometre.
2009/10 - 19.89 cents per kilometre.
2010/11 - 19.89 cents per kilometre.
CPI was applied each financial year; however the rate remained the same due to Transportation Group CPI dropping for the above mentioned years. The negative impact of the CPI adjustment was negligible, hence the rate being maintained at 19.89 cents per kilometre.
(l) The rate per kilometre will be reviewed in line with the CPI, Australian Index Number 6401.0, Transportation Group (Perth) once it is published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics for the 2012/13 and 2013/14 financial years.
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