Michelle Rowland (Greenway, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Assistant Minister for Communications) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

asked the Minister for Social Services, in writing, on 1 December 2014:

In respect of the $200 subsidy for relationship education or counselling under the Stronger Relationships trial, (a) how many subsidies were made available, and (b) how many couples have (i) applied for, (ii) received, and (iii) redeemed, the subsidy.

Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Minister for Social Services) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The answer to the honourable member's question is as follows:

(a) Up to 100,000 couples in a committed relationship can participate in the trial.

(b) As of 1 December 2014:

(i) over 7,200 couples have registered for the Stronger Relationships trial and received a reference number that they can take to a service to receive a $200 discount on the fees for relationship education or counselling.

(ii) the department does not collect data on the number of couples who have booked or received a service.

(iii) approved service providers have claimed over 2,100 subsidies.