Young people in regional Victoria have been overlooked by the Andrews Labor Government for far too long so The Victorian Nationals have launched a Fair School Bonus campaign to highlight regional Victorians being blatantly ignored by Labor.
So many families are unfairly excluded by the Allan Labor Government’s inequitable School Saving Bonus and it’s time all were given a fair go.
The $400 bonus, introduced in the State Budget, is automatically granted to all Victorian government school students, but is rigorously restricted for students in low-fee Catholic and independent schools.
There’s a clear divide. Why should hard-working families be penalised for the choice of their school?
To put it bluntly, high-income families with children in government schools are set to receive this bonus with no questions asked.
Meanwhile, families in regional areas who choose to send their children to non-government, low-fee schools are being cut out.
In many regional low-fee Catholic schools, more than 50 per cent of the students come from disadvantaged families. It doesn’t make sense to shun them.
Regional families should not miss out based solely on their choice of school, yet so many will be ignored amid the cost-of-living crisis.
I urge you to support our campaign by visiting vicn.at/schoolsavingbonus.
If the Allan Labor Government is serious in supporting regional Victorians with cost-of-living assistance, they should do it equally.
It’s blatantly unfair. This needs to change as hard-working families are being left behind simply because of their choice of school.
Labor can’t manage money and regional Victorian families like yours are paying the price.
