In a bid to reduce childhood weight issues and obesity, the New South Wales (NSW) government has announced it will provide a $100 voucher to parents/guardians of school enrolled children from 31st January 2018.
The $100 voucher can be used for registration and participation costs for sport and fitness activities.
This initiative is part of state government’s $207 million plan over four years to establish Active Kids.
Active Kids program is aimed to help NSW families meet the cost of getting their kids into sport and active fitness and recreation activities.
Every child aged 4.5 to 18 years’ old, enrolled in school from Kindergarten to Year 12 will be eligible for an Active Kids Voucher.
This includes those who are home-schooled or enrolled in secondary school education at TAFE NSW.
It will not be means tested and one voucher will be available for every child in the family annually over the next four years.
Parents will be able to apply for and download their vouchers from the Service NSW website from the end of January.
Treasurer Dominic Perrottet said the rebate would help to ease financial pressure on families.
“Our hope is that parents take advantage of this rebate and enrol their children in their preferred sport.”
