Changes in Student Allowances in 2007
The number of student allowances recipients rose by 5 percent in both 2006 and 2007 reaching 62,500 in 2007. These increases followed a period of falling uptake.
Author: Central Forecasting and Modelling Unit [Ministry of Education]Date Published: December 2008
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Student allowances by marital status
In general, about 85 percent of student allowances recipients receive allowances for single and 15 percent receive allowances for those in relationships (married or de facto couples). In 2007, the average annual allowance of non-single recipients was about $2,700 higher than that of single recipients ($8,500 for couples, compared with $5,800 for single students).