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1: School tax breaks and refunds | February 1, 2013

Sending a child to school is an expensive business, even if they go to a public school – there’s the uniform, the bags, the stationery, the shoes and so on. State and Federal governments recognise that school and going back to school at the beginning of the year can be an expensive time for parents and have some refunds and payments in place. Here are a few…

Catchwords: AbStudy, Assistance for Isolated Children, Carers' Payment, Disability Support Pension, Education Maintenance Allowance (Victoria only), Family Assistance, Family Tax Benefit Part A, Parenting Support Payments, School Card Scheme (SA only), SchoolKids bonus, Secondary Assistance Scheme (WA only), Special Benefit, Student Assistance Scheme (Tasmania only), Textbook and resource allowance, Youth Allowance

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2: New Schoolkids bonus “big improvement” say parents | January 29, 2013

The new back to school bonus government scheme has just been rolled out with 1.2 million families who are eligible for Family Tax Benefit Part A receiving up to $820 a year per child for education-related expenses. ..

Catchwords: Education Tax Refund, Family Assistance, Family Tax Benefit Part A, SchoolKids bonus