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SCHOOL FEES ALLOWANCES - GENERAL INFORMATION
Guardian's Allowance.
Guardian's Allowance (GA) is provided in respect of Service children placed in the care of a Guardian so that they may attend a particular day school. A Guardian is defined as any person into whose care the child is placed to enable that child to remain at a particular day school that he/she could not attend if resident with their parents. GA is intended to cover the cost of postage, telephone calls, stationery etc. It is not intended to cover day school fees and cannot be claimed for an individual child in conjunction with any other education allowance.
The current rate of GA is £2.51 per day - payable in term time, at weekends and during school holidays. GA is taxable but paid by the MoD.
Day School Allowance North Wales.
Day School Allowance North Wales DSA(NW) was introduced in September 1999. It provides assistance towards the cost of independent day schooling in areas where the maintained sector operates a bilingual teaching medium. Eligibility is the same as that for BSA however; in addition, personnel must be serving in a post on a Service unit located within the counties of Gwynedd or the Isle of Anglesey.
The current rate of DSA(NW) is £1,368 per term. Taxable but paid by the MoD.
School Children Visits.
School Children's Visits (SCVs) at public expense are provided to enable children to be reunited with Service parents during the school holidays irrespective of whether they are serving in the UK or abroad. Parents eligibility is that service personnel must be serving married accompanied or, if separated/divorced or widowed, have care and control of the children. Children's eligibility is that the child must be unmarried, undergoing full time education. The qualifying duration of the visit is 7 days.
For children in primary or secondary education up to the age of 19, three return visits per academic year at public expense subject to parental contribution.
Children in full time tertiary or studying for a first degree course and aged up to 25 are entitled to 1 visit per academic year.
Isolated Detachments and Extra Command Areas.
Isolated Detachments and Extra Command Areas (ISODETs & ECAs) financial assistance is provided in respect of the children accompanying Service parents in areas with no access to a Service Children's (SCE) school. In English speaking countries where SCE schools are not provided but the local schools teach in the English medium, parents who opt to place their children in the Independent sector may claim two-thirds of the fees and admissible expenses. In non-English speaking countries where SCE schools are not provided, the full cost of fees and admissible expenses may be claimed.
The current rate of ISODETs & ECAs is either 100% or 2/3 reimbursement of actual admissible fees and expenses depending upon type of schooling chosen or provided.
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