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# How WA Parents Can Get $250
- URL: https://www.carexplore.com.au/how-wa-parents-can-get-250/
- Published: 2025-04-28T00:25:02.000Z
- Updated: 2025-04-28T00:25:01.000Z
- Description: WA families can now apply for up to $250 in Student Assistance Payments to cover school costs. Find out how to claim before July 4, 2025.
- Author: Dylan Anderson
- Tags: News, Western Australia

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### Starting this week, parents can receive:

- **$150** for each primary school-aged child
- **$250** for each secondary school-aged child

The initiative is designed to help families manage the rising costs associated with schooling. Education Minister Sabine Winton emphasized that the payment aims to ease financial pressures during a time of global inflation.

"We want as many families as possible to claim," Minister Winton said. "This year, there is a particular focus on supporting regional communities to access the payment."

The program builds on last year's effort, which saw four out of five WA families benefit, totalling more than $75 million in payments.

### To apply, parents must:

- Lodge an application through the **Service WA** app
- Provide their child's **WA student number**
- Receive payments directly into their nominated bank account

Applications are open now and will close at the end of Term 2 on **July 4, 2025**.

Families are encouraged to apply early to ensure they receive the support in time to assist with school expenses.

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**Quick Facts:**

- **Who is eligible?** Parents or guardians of WA school-aged children
- **Payment amount:** $150 per primary student, $250 per secondary student
- **Application deadline:** July 4, 2025
- **How to apply:** Service WA app with WA student number

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