Student income support: a chronology
The Australian Government commenced providing financial support to students during World War II. This program, initially intended to ensure an adequate supply of trained defence personnel, developed into the current system of income support provided to students and apprentices. Currently the Department of Social Services administers a number of payments for students. Prior to 1998, these payments were administered under the education portfolio. This paper provides a short history of the development of these payments, a chronology of changes to each payment, information on the number of recipie... Show more
Authors: Daniels, Dale
Published: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Parliament of Australia, 2017
Resource type: Government report or paper
Physical description: 23 p.
Access item: http://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/pubs/rp/rp1718/Chronology/StudentIncomeSupport
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