Increase in the Assistance for Isolated Children Allowance

Summary of proposal

The proposal would increase the Assistance for Isolated Children (AIC) Allowance, with 6 options as described below:

Option 1: Increase the annual rate for Distance Education Allowance by $750 per child

Option 2: Increase the annual rate for Basic Boarding Allowance by $1,000 per child

Option 3: Increase the annual rate for Additional Boarding Allowance by $1,000 per child

Option 4: Increase the annual rate for Second Home Allowance by $2,000 per child

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Increase in the Assistance for Isolated Children Allowance

Summary of proposal

The proposal would increase the Assistance for Isolated Children (AIC) Allowance, with 6 options as described below:

Option 1: Increase the annual rate for Distance Education Allowance by $750 per child

Option 2: Increase the annual rate for Basic Boarding Allowance by $1,000 per child

Option 3: Increase the annual rate for Additional Boarding Allowance by $1,000 per child

Option 4: Increase the annual rate for Second Home Allowance by $2,000 per child

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Safeguard full funding for hospitals (PER638)

Summary of proposal

The proposal has three components.

Component 1: The Commonwealth Government would fund 50 per cent of the annual growth in
the efficient cost of activity‐based and block‐funded hospital services on an ongoing basis and
would maintain the activity‐based funding model.

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Safeguard full funding for hospitals (PER638)

Summary of proposal

The proposal has three components.

Component 1: The Commonwealth Government would fund 50 per cent of the annual growth in
the efficient cost of activity‐based and block‐funded hospital services on an ongoing basis and
would maintain the activity‐based funding model.

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Safeguard full funding for hospitals (PER638)

Summary of proposal

The proposal has three components.

Component 1: The Commonwealth Government would fund 50 per cent of the annual growth in
the efficient cost of activity‐based and block‐funded hospital services on an ongoing basis and
would maintain the activity‐based funding model.

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Safeguard full funding for hospitals (PER638)

Summary of proposal

The proposal has three components.

Component 1: The Commonwealth Government would fund 50 per cent of the annual growth in
the efficient cost of activity‐based and block‐funded hospital services on an ongoing basis and
would maintain the activity‐based funding model.

Read more

Safeguard full funding for hospitals (PER638)

Summary of proposal

The proposal has three components.

Component 1: The Commonwealth Government would fund 50 per cent of the annual growth in
the efficient cost of activity‐based and block‐funded hospital services on an ongoing basis and
would maintain the activity‐based funding model.

Read more

Invest in childcare by abolishing the activity test and raising the income threshold (PER635)

Summary of proposal

This proposal has three components.

Component 1 has two elements that relate to the National Partnership Agreement on Universal Access to Early Childhood Education which determines Commonwealth and state funding for preschool attendance. The current agreement concludes at the end of the 2020 calendar year.

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Invest in childcare by abolishing the activity test and raising the income threshold (PER635)

Summary of proposal

This proposal has three components.

Component 1 has two elements that relate to the National Partnership Agreement on Universal Access to Early Childhood Education which determines Commonwealth and state funding for preschool attendance. The current agreement concludes at the end of the 2020 calendar year.

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Invest in childcare by abolishing the activity test and raising the income threshold (PER635)

Summary of proposal

This proposal has three components.

Component 1 has two elements that relate to the National Partnership Agreement on Universal Access to Early Childhood Education which determines Commonwealth and state funding for preschool attendance. The current agreement concludes at the end of the 2020 calendar year.

Read more