That ICPA (Aust) requests Services Australia to update their AIC Renewal Form to allow ‘Assessment for Additional Boarding Allowance’ to be selected when students transition from Distance Education to Boarding School.
Currently, the renewal form sent out to families allows for families receiving AIC for primary school to update the students’ details to transition to boarding school. Whilst this form allows for the easy transition to the new school there is nowhere on the form that allows you to select that you would like to be considered for the Additional Boarding Allowance. There is also no advise as to how you actually submit a request for Additional Boarding Allowance if you are already receiving AIC.
Staff from the AIC Helpline have advised that a simple update to the form would allow families to select this option and save parents from missing out or spending hours trying to follow up how they actually apply for this after sending their child to boarding school.
