Kim Carr (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Human Services) Share this | Hansard source

Now that the Senate has passed the schoolkids bonus legislation, we will be able to see the Department of Human Services deliver those payments to eligible families across the country. They will do so to a very high standard, something we have come to expect of this department. The schoolkids bonus will be paid in two instalments at the start of each semester, beginning in January next year. Of course, that is when parents need the money most. Because a lot of kids were missing out on the education tax refund, it will be paid out in full to all eligible families by the end of the current financial year. That means $409 for a primary school kid and $818 for a high school kid, to be delivered within weeks. This is practical assistance for families. I call upon those opposite to publicly support this measure, because you know that this is the sort of measure that a family needs to provide— (Time expired)