Young Australians will be offered more opportunity and increased support to build a better future under key measures announced in the 2020\u201321 Budget.
\nMinister for Youth and Sport, Richard Colbeck said the Morrison Government\u2019s plan, outlined on Tuesday night, paved the road to recovery, particularly for young people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
\n\u201cOur Government is focused on making sure opportunities exist for young Australians in education and employment, while delivering appropriate assistance to help them navigate the impact of the COVID pandemic,\u201d Minister Colbeck said.
\n\u201cThe Budget clearly outlines how young people remain a key focus as we get Australia back on track.\u201d
\nThe Coalition has committed $4 billion to support young people into work through the JobMaker Hiring Credit.
\nIt provides a wage subsidy of $200 a week for up to a year to make an eligible position available to a Jobseeker, Youth Allowance or Parenting Payment recipient aged 16 to 29 or $100 a week for recipients aged 30 to 35.
\nMinister Colbeck said the Government is also encouraging more young people to take up a trade with $1.2 billion for Boosting Apprenticeship Commencements \u2013 a 50 per cent wage subsidy for any businesses taking on a new or recommencing apprentice.
\n\u201cThis is tangible action which builds on the existing $2.8 billion wage subsidy that is helping employers retain their apprentices and trainees,\u201d Minister Colbeck said.
\nOther Budget initiatives that have a strong focus on supporting young Australians include:<\/p>\n
Minister Colbeck said the Government was also committed to ensuring the mental health of young people is maintained by supporting Youth Mental Health and Suicide Prevention. Young Australians will be offered more opportunity and increased support to build a better future under key measures announced in the 2020\u201321 Budget. Minister for Youth and Sport, Richard Colbeck said the Morrison Government\u2019s plan, outlined on Tuesday night, paved the road to recovery, particularly for young people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. \u201cOur Government … Continue reading “A Budget to support and protect Australia\u2019s young people”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8615","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aussie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8615","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8615"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8615\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u201cThe Australian Government has invested an unprecedented $5.7 billion in mental health support in 2020-21 alone,\u201d Minister Colbeck said.
\n\u201cDoubling the number of Medicare-funded psychological services from 10 to 20 through the Better Access Initiative.
\n\u201cThe Government is driving the largest expansion of the headspace network, from 124 services to 153 services nationally by 2022. Over the next four years, the Government will invest $630.4\u00a0million in this national network,\u201d Minister Colbeck said.
\n\u201cWe\u2019re also expanding the national suicide prevention trials, as well as aftercare services for those who have self-harmed or attempted suicide, new services to support families and carers who have been bereaved by suicide, youth peer support, and support for Aboriginal and Torres Straits Islander youth.\u201d
\nMinister Colbeck said these budget measures build on our existing and ongoing work in developing a whole-of-government National Youth Policy Framework to inform how policies and programs support young Australians and improve their lives.
\n\u201cYoung Australians aged 15-24 are still able to contribute to this vital framework aimed at shining a light on the issues that affect so many and shaping the priorities, policies and programs for the future.\u201d
\nThe survey can be found\u00a0here<\/a>.
\nMore information about the 2020\u201321 Budget is available\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"