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[NSW] $100 Learn to Swim Voucher Program for Child Aged 3-6 & Not Enrolled in School @ Service NSW (Government)

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[NSW] $100 Learn to Swim Voucher Program for Child Aged 3-6 & Not Enrolled in School @ Service NSW (Government)
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Littlevu on 29/09/2022 - 17:14 service.nsw.gov.au (2984 clicks)
Last edited 29/09/2022 - 17:23 by 2 other users

Parents, guardians and carers of children aged 3 to 6 years who are not enrolled in school, can apply for a $100 voucher towards the cost of swimming lessons.

You can use the voucher:

for a program of at least 5 structured and supervised swimming lessons, which are either intensive (daily) or regular weekly lessons
at any participating business that is an approved First Lap provider
before 30 June 2023.
You can apply for a voucher for each eligible child.

Eligibility

Your child must be:

a resident of NSW
aged between 3 and 6 years and not enrolled in school
listed on a valid Australian Medicare card.

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  • iamthecaptainnow on 29/09/2022 - 17:21
    +16

    We meant we're drowning financially not literally ffs

  • mr_asstight on 29/09/2022 - 17:22
    +1

    Can we rort this in anyway?

    • Montyjpm on 29/09/2022 - 17:23
      +1

      AFP asking?

    • easternculture on 29/09/2022 - 18:08
      +1

      Yeh if you access an open test api in mygov website, you can download all our data and claim 8000000 x $100 Learn to Swim Vouchers plus all the other goodies

      Sounds like Deja Vu

      Cyber Police Force incoming

    • ferguson on 29/09/2022 - 20:15

      Yes.

      Just keep making new babies.

      Unlimited $100 voucher glitch.

      • slowmo on 29/09/2022 - 21:18

        stack with paid parental leave?

  • ChickenDinner123 on 29/09/2022 - 17:29
    +6

    Damn, about 30 years too old.

  • PainToad on 29/09/2022 - 17:30
    +1

    Is there anything the government won't pay for?

    • Weezle on 29/09/2022 - 21:52
      +3

      New license numbers

    • slowmo on 30/09/2022 - 12:12
      +1

      higher pay for teachers, nurses, train/bus drivers?

    • 2024 on 01/10/2022 - 20:04

      Fixing roads?

  • BargainGeezer on 29/09/2022 - 17:40
    +2

    I think all kids should learn to swim, even just for safety reasons. But this should really be a targeted program for those that can’t afford to get their kid swimming lessons.

    • PainToad on 29/09/2022 - 18:16
      +1

      A completely reasonable opinion, but of course you're getting voted down.

    • jjcf on 29/09/2022 - 18:58
      +3

      Swimming lessons at my local are $220 per term, per kid. We do get a slight discount though, since the last invoice was $638.

      A hundred bucks once a year isn’t changing any decisions. It isn’t designed to make lessons available for people who can’t afford them.

      • PainToad on 30/09/2022 - 05:24
        +1

        Then what is it designed to do then?

    • Ryanek on 29/09/2022 - 20:35

      Government wants kids to learn how to swim. A $100 voucher can be good motivation for a parent regardless of their income.

      • PainToad on 30/09/2022 - 05:22

        Parents shouldn’t need motivation to do a basic thing to keep their children safe.

        • xoom on 30/09/2022 - 06:29
          +2

          And yet my neighbour still lets their kids ride a bike and scooter without a helmet at least. Basic right?

          • DrScavenger on 30/09/2022 - 09:44
            -3

            @xoom: That's fine unless they are going too fast, or not being careful

            • PainToad on 30/09/2022 - 09:56

              @DrScavenger: Speed and being careful means nothing. If the child's head hits the ground without a helmet they could be brain-damaged for life.

  • Yabadabadoo on 29/09/2022 - 18:15

    So is this a second voucher from the one that was available at the beginning of the year? Or is this just a repost of the same voucher?

    • Littlevu on 29/09/2022 - 18:25

      This is the second voucher and expires next year.

      Hard part is finding an open spot for the munchkin.

  • [Deactivated] on 29/09/2022 - 18:21
    +1

    how can you be 6 yo and not enrolled in school? but why?

    • Littlevu on 29/09/2022 - 18:27

      Not sure how that will be checked or even enforced. I guess the government has another budget for swimming programs for schools already?

    • Jimbuscus on 29/09/2022 - 18:32

      Imagine if this was a way to catch out parents who hadn't put their kid in school by 6.

    • easternculture on 29/09/2022 - 18:36
      +2

      Home schooled

      • prodrome on 30/09/2022 - 08:51

        oxymoron

    • Nillionaire on 29/09/2022 - 18:49

      I was hella sick as a kid so started school a year late

    • deeevan on 30/09/2022 - 07:35

      Cut and paste error? Last year this voucher was available for kids in kindergarten.

      Or the kid’s birthday is in late December after the school year has finished. They didn’t need to be in school that year because they weren’t 6 yet, they can start the year they turn 7.

  • Hellhound2042 on 29/09/2022 - 18:33

    I'm surprised this isn't targeted towards toddlers as well…

    • Littlevu on 29/09/2022 - 18:36

      Can you imagine teaching a group of terrible two’s? I would drown myself even in the wading pool.

      • Eagle578 on 29/09/2022 - 18:53
        +1

        My daughter’s in 2-3 old's swimming class. I think 4 years old protest more than 2 and 3 year old.

        • Hellhound2042 on 29/09/2022 - 19:06
          +1

          Couldn't agree with you any better, my 1 year old has been attending swimming lessons since 6 months old and loves each session.

        • bsl on 29/09/2022 - 20:24
          +1

          Agreed, every saturday I swim with the 2yo because the 4yo wont swim unless her mum is watching her.

      • lechuck123 on 29/09/2022 - 19:07

        My son started at 8 months. He's 1 1/2 now, so annoying he's not eligible

        • Littlevu on 29/09/2022 - 19:30
          +1

          Feel your pain. My second princess wasn’t eligible last year but now she is. Here’s hoping it’s a permanent thing offered each year. The more kids that learn to swim or learn to be safe in the water is priceless.

          Government should subsidise lessons for adults too.

    • ChickenDinner123 on 29/09/2022 - 18:52

      Aren't toddlers around 3?

      • Hellhound2042 on 29/09/2022 - 19:03
        +1

        Toddlers are from 1 - 3 years old :)

    • lgacb08 on 29/09/2022 - 22:53
      -2

      Swimming for kids under school age is a waste of money anyway, the grown up has to be in the pool. All it does is to get the kids not scared of the water. Unless yours has some sort of Phelps gene in it it won't make much of a difference if they start at 2 or 5. Swimming has been treated as a life-long class so a hundred buck voucher isn't much in the scheme of thing, it's the commitment of taking them there every week after class or on a Saturday morning.

      • Lacerta on 08/10/2022 - 08:15
        +1

        Research shows that formal swim lessons for children age 1 and older reduce the risk of drowning.

        source

  • Benjee on 29/09/2022 - 19:34

    Anything like this available from Dan in Victoria?

    • guidedlight on 29/09/2022 - 19:44
      +1

      II just spent over $300 on Term 4 swimming lessons. :-(

      $100 per year, will go nowhere to help with the cost of swimming lessons — they are simply too expensive. It’s just a small discount on a huge expensive.

      Honestly, schools should be required to teach all children. That is how I learnt 30 years ago.

      • lgacb08 on 29/09/2022 - 22:58

        It's not cheap but it's a valuable life skills, some school does it but unless yours has some dolphin gene, a few days a year won't make a difference, it will take a few years of weekly lesson to get some decent survival skill underwater.

      • PainToad on 30/09/2022 - 05:28

        Schools are for getting an academic education. Parents are for teaching life skills.

  • Mr Frodo on 29/09/2022 - 19:54

    Wait, First Lap voucher has been around for a while now. Isn't this the same?

    • Littlevu on 29/09/2022 - 20:09

      New batch of vouchers expiring next year.

      • Mr Frodo on 29/09/2022 - 20:41

        But if already used one from the old batch, can't be eligible again for the same child right?

        • IMadeYouReadThis on 29/09/2022 - 21:51

          It’s a same voucher, if you have already used First Lap since 1 July 2022, then you don’t get this one.

          • reno on 14/10/2022 - 10:00

            @IMadeYouReadThis: agreed. this has been available since 1 july, so nothing new here

        • Littlevu on 29/09/2022 - 21:59
          +1

          I tried to check with my older kid for you if it’ll work but she had her 6th bday already so it stopped me there. I can understand if it’s meant to be one voucher per child.

          Can’t remember if it happened last time but there was a survey and bunch of questions. I answered in a way that hopefully helps to get it going again next year.

  • node modules on 29/09/2022 - 20:40
    +1

    Will optus pay for this?

  • Careful With Money on 29/09/2022 - 21:07
    +1

    Why can’t these be used for adults as well? Is it not important for adults to be able to swim as well?

    • PainToad on 30/09/2022 - 05:29

      I’m guessing the assumption is that adults that can’t swim know to avoid water compared to a child.

  • p1723 on 30/09/2022 - 12:31

    What about adults who cannot swim? Is there any help for us?

    …

    But seriously if anyone else here lives in Brisbane has any clues pls let me know

    • slowmo on 30/09/2022 - 12:32
      +1

      probably talk to a local swim school to get you started… it's never too late to learn.

      but the older you get, the more you'd find the muscles you thought you never had. :)

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