Sending a child to school is an expensive business, even if they go to a public school – there’s the uniform, the bags, the stationery, the shoes and so on. State and Federal governments recognise that school and going back to school at the beginning of the year can be an expensive time for parents and have some refunds and payments in place. Here are a few…

FOUR hundred thousand families must notify Centrelink in the next month if their child is starting primary school or moving to high school next year so they don’t miss out on the school kids bonus worth up to $820 per child…

TEENAGERS have been paid the SchoolKids bonus of up to $820 directly into their bank accounts – and they don’t have to show how they spend it…