$200 back to school support for children again next year

Budget-2024-2025 Education

$200 back to school support for children again next year

By Vijay Narayan

Friday 28/06/2024

Families with household income of less than $50,000 will have the $200 back to school support for children again next year.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Professor Biman Prasad says this $200 back to school assistance per child has become one of the flagship initiatives of the Coalition Government.

$40 million has been allocated for this initiative.

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