Kevin Rudd is ripping off regional students to the tune of $1.8 billion in cuts to Youth Allowance

The Federal Government’s May 2009 Budget has made dramatic cuts to Youth Allowance which seriously penalise uni students, especially those from regional Australia.

Labor has abolished the $4415-per year Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarship, in favour of a Relocation Allowance which is just $4,000 for the first year and $1,000 per year thereafter.

The May Budget also doubled to thirty per week the number of hours young people have to work in their gap year to qualify for the higher, Independent rate of Youth Allowance.

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What people are saying about Kevin Rudd’s Great Uni Rip Off

“These proposals discriminate heavily against regional students without tertiary institutions in their home towns.”
Student activist Kim Pett

“Labor's Budget will make tertiary study just a dream for students who must live away from home”
Nationals Leader Warren Truss

““The Youth Allowance changes have provoked a swift and very passionate reaction from the community, from both students and parents who feel the rug has been pulled out from underneath them. There’s red hot anger out there..”
Greens Senator Hanson-Young

“This allowance is available to students who study more than 90 minutes from home, so slashing it is blatant Labor discrimination against young people from regional Australia.
Nationals Senator Fiona Nash