Tertiary Education
Motion:
That ICPA (Aust) requests the Minister for Social Services to increase Centrelink Rent Assistance payments for rural and remote students.
Explanation:
Obviously regional, remote and very remote children need to factor in rent to their study plans. Rent is the biggest component of a student’s costs and is often prohibitive therefore to study, for example, in a larger city may mean that a student has to work so much that their course suffers. It was pleasing to hear of an increase in rent assistance (maximum rate of rent assistance by 15%) in the recent budget, but further is required for the rural and remote students.
CARRIED
