Queensland Government
Department of Education
Living Away From Home Allowance Scheme
Criteria
Estimated travel distance from family home to student's boarding location (km)
Remote Area Travel Allowance is available to eligible Queensland families to offset travelling expenses, provided the distance travelled from the primary family home to the boarding location of the student is at least 50 km.
Maximum payable 2024: 2138.00000 p.a. per student.
Minimum payable 2024: 174.00000 p.a. per student.
0.98000 per km for first 500 km plus 1.63000 per km for each additional km over 500 km.