Hon Wilson Tucker asks about the WA student assistance payment scheme, seeking data on applications received, eligibility, payments made, and pending assessments. The Minister for Education provides a detailed breakdown of the application status as of May 6, 2024.

AnsweredQoN 411Legislative Council
Asked
8 May 2024
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Education

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STUDENT ASSISTANCE
PAYMENT
411. Hon WILSON TUCKER to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Education:
I refer to the WA student
assistance payment scheme.
(1) How many applications have been
received for each category of payment?
(2) Of those received, how many
applications —
(a) have been assessed as ineligible;
(b) have been assessed as eligible;
(c) have received payment; and
(d) are yet to be assessed?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the
question.
(1) As at 6 May 2024, the department had received a total
of 179 322 claims for 317 472 students across the two payment
categories. They are 180 482 applications for primary K–6 students at
$150 and 136 990 applications for secondary years 7–12 students at
$250.
(2) As at 6
May 2024 —
(a) 19 863
have been assessed as ineligible;
(b) 142 030
have been assessed as eligible;
(c) 121 817
have received payment; and
(d) 17 429 are
yet to be assessed.

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