Schedule
Unofficial consolidated version of the Orphan's and Unsupported Child's Benefit (Additional Assistance) Programme
-- as at 4 September 2026
Rates of school and year start up payments
The amount of a school and year start up payment is: | ||
(a) | In the year commencing 1 January 2014: | |
$250 for a child aged under 5 years: | ||
$300 for a child aged not less than 5 years and under 10 years: | ||
$350 for a child aged not less than 10 years and under 14 years: | ||
$400 for a child aged 14 or more years: | ||
(b) | In the year commencing 1 January 2015 and each subsequent year: | |
$400 for a child aged under 5 years: | ||
$450 for a child aged not less than 5 years and under 10 years: | ||
$500 for a child aged not less than 10 years and under 14 years: | ||
$550 for a child aged 14 or more years. | ||
