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Remote transit allowance

The Remote transit allowance aims to provide financial assistance with the cost of daily travel to and from school where travel in a remote locality is more than 5 km from their primary residential address to the nearest NT primary or comprehensive high school, public transport or a school pick up point.

Eligibility

To be eligible, you and your child must be NT residents and considered as living in a remote locality.

To see if you live in a remote locality, read schedule 2 of the Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment (OCPE) Determination 8 of 2015 Remote Locality Provisions PDF (481.2 KB).

Your child must also:

be studying full-time in an NT primary or comprehensive high school
maintain a minimum attendance rate of 70% each term.

How to apply

You must apply before 30 June for each year you are trying to claim.

The daily trips you are claiming must only be for travelling to and from school.

To apply, complete the student assistance scheme application form on the GrantsNT website.

Attach the following supporting documents, which all must show the primary residential address:

a copy of your current NT driver’s licence covering the intended claim period of at least one full semester
a copy of the nominated vehicle NT MVR certificate covering the intended claim period of at least one full semester
if your child attends a non-government school, you must provide proof of enrolment.

Payment information

If approved, the allowance will be paid twice yearly.

The first payment will be made at the beginning of semester 2.

The second payment will be made at the end of semester 2 once you send an end-of-year declaration that confirms details have remained unchanged and that you still meet the eligibility and conditions.

The payment will be based on the Remote transit allowance zones outlined in section 11 of the Student assistance schemes - policy, application and claim procedures PDF (699.4 KB).

More information and contact

For further information on eligibility and conditions, read the Student assistance schemes - policy, application and claim procedures PDF (699.4 KB).