Boarding / Hostels / Second Home
Motion:
“That ICPA (Aust) continues to advocate for an increase in the Assistance for Isolated Children (AIC) Basic Boarding Allowance to cover at least 55% of the average cost of boarding.”
Explanation:
It was extremely disappointing that, after a solid campaign by ICPA Australia, there was no increase in the AIC in the recently tabled federal budget. It is acknowledged across the board that cost-of-living pressures are real, and that those pressures extend to rural and remote locations. That coupled with below average market prices for primary produce has exacerbated the fiscal challenges remote families face to access secondary education where there is no choice.
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