“That ICPA (Aust) lobbies Services Australia to have Assistance for Isolated Children (AIC) payments available, as an option, of three payments instead of four, for families with Year 12 students.”
Adding the option of receiving three AIC payments for families with students in the final year of formal schooling would allow families the opportunity to use the allowance to cover fees that come in three term invoices instead of four. When the final AIC payment comes to the school in Term Four and there are no outstanding fees, families have to ask for refunds from schools which takes time and can be confusing. Having the option of three payments also allows for AIC to meet the costs of school fees when they are occurring, which helps reduce financial pressure on families.
