Alliance Party says axing of Training Incentive Allowance unfair move
Posted on June 24th, 2009 by Student Loan News
The Alliance Party has condemned the National Government’s complete withdrawal of Training Incentive Allowance (TIA) coverage for undergraduate tertiary students who are on the Domestic Purposes Benefit (DPB), Widow’s Benefit and Emergency Maintenance Allowance. Alliance Disabilities Spokesperson Chris Ford, who has been a TIA recipient in the past, says that this is an assault on the right of vulnerable groups such as low-income women and disabled people to access undergraduate tertiary educa
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