Family Tax Benefit - Immunisation and Health Check Requirements

Question

Senator RUSTON: In relation to immunisation and health check requirements for these payments, do many families lose eligibility for their payments due to not meeting immunisation or health check requirements? Mr Flavel: There are some, but the last-I can probably find the stat, but it's in the mid-90 per cent that meet the requirement and there's a small number who don't. Senator RUSTON: If you collect that data annually, it would be interesting to have a look at the trajectory in terms of the immunisation status-whether it's going up or down, if you could have a look. Mr Flavel: It's declined slightly. Mr Lye: It's declined since- Senator RUSTON: Was that decline first witnessed during COVID and the post-COVID years? Mr Lye: I think it's a post-COVID effect. Senator RUSTON: Okay, that would be great.

Answer

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Documents

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