Assisting Territorians with cost of living is vitally important to the Territory Labor Government.
This is why the Territory Labor Government is bolstering the popular Back to School Payment Scheme.
Parents and carers of school students in the Territory will receive an additional $50 as part of the scheme in 2024, bringing the total amount up to $200 per child.
All school students, preschool, and registered home-schooling students, regardless of whether they attend a government or non-government school, will be eligible for this funding.
The hugely popular initiative had a 95 per cent redemption rate last year, with 41,173 out of 43,332 eligible students accessing the scheme.
The $200 Back to School payment scheme is redeemable by the end of Term 1, through each child’s school for items such as uniforms, stationery and textbooks, or as credit towards school excursions, camps and tuition fees.
In addition to the Back to School payment scheme, families are also eligible for a $100 sports voucher per child, per semester for use at more than 350 sport and recreation providers across the Territory.
