C54/1998 VETERANS' CHILDREN EDUCATION SCHEME (VCES) - RATES OF EDUCATION ALLOWANCE FOR 1999

DATE OF ISSUE: 19 November 1998

VETERANS' CHILDREN EDUCATION SCHEME (VCES) - RATES OF EDUCATION ALLOWANCE FOR 1999

The purpose of this instruction is to advise the rates of education allowance for VCES in 1999.

Attachment A sets out the increased rates of education allowance. These rates are effective on and from the first payday in January 1999.

Attachment B sets out the methods used to set the education allowance rate for the age/education level categories.

The contact officer for enquiries on these rates is Marie Leach, Disability Compensation Branch, National Office on (02) 6289 6046.

PETER REECE

Division Head

Compensation and Support

November 1998

Attachment A

VETERANS' CHILDREN EDUCATION SCHEME

EDUCATION ALLOWANCES EFFECTIVE 1 JANUARY 1999

Primary Students

The annual education allowance for primary students is $161.10

Secondary/Tertiary Students(fortnightly rates)

Students	At Home $	Living Away from Home $	Homeless $
Under 16 years	33.20	161.94	267.40
16 – 17 years	146.40	267.40	267.40
18 years and over	176.00	267.40	267.40

Secondary/Tertiary Double Orphans (fortnightly rates)

Double Orphans	$
Under 16	145.80
16 - 20 years	267.40
21 years and over	324.70

Attachment B

Age/Education Level	Method of Indexation / Increase
Primary students	indexed annually in line with CPI for the twelve months to June 1998 (in accordance with the provisions of section 1191(1) table item 3A of the Social Security Act 1991)
Secondary/tertiary students aged under 16 and living at home	indexed annually in line with CPI for the twelve months to June 1998 (in accordance with the provisions of section 1191(1) table item 3A of the Social Security Act 1991)
Secondary/tertiary students aged under 16 and living away from home	aligned with the rate for Assistance to Isolated Children (AIC) as determined by the Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs
Secondary/tertiary students aged over 16 and living at home or away from home	increased annually and aligned with the maximum rates for Youth Allowance as determined by the Department of Family and Community Services under part 3.5 of the Social Security Act 1991
Secondary/tertiary homeless students	increased annually and aligned to the maximum rate for Youth Allowance for people who are independent as determined by the Department of Family and Community Services under point 1067G-B3 of the Social Security Act 1991
Double orphans aged under 16	set by using formula: VCES double orphan education allowance rate for 16 to 20 year olds less the amount of the double orphan's pension
Double orphans aged 16 to 20	the equivalent of the Youth Allowance rate for 18 years and over living away from home
Double orphans aged 21 and over	the equivalent of the maximum rate of Youth Allowance Special Rate
Double orphans at “frozen” rates	students on “frozen rates” remain on that rate until such time as the frozen amount is equivalent to, or less than, the DO rate that they would be entitled to due to age (Refer to C31/98 for origin and need of “frozen” rates)

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