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

I am not aware that the department is providing that advice but what I can be clear about is that this is a bonus which the opposition wishes to remove. This is a bonus which will assist parents at this time of increasing costs, as we know, at the beginning of the school year. This is a payment which will assist parents of families with school-age children. It is why we make the payment—to assist parents meet the additional costs that come about at this time of the year.