41284 (2026). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister for Tertiary Education

Written Question

Published date: 02 Oct 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	41284 (2026)
Question asked:	20 Sep 2026
Member asking:	Francisco Hernandez
Portfolio:	Minister for Tertiary Education
Minister replying:	Hon Penny Simmonds
Answer received:	28 Sep 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_41284_2026
Document guid:	3db464eb-1313-4d75-b161-86bc59146ccf

41284 (2026). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister for Tertiary Education: How much was spent on youth guarantee places in the 2020-21, 21-22, 23-24, 24-25 and 25-26 financial years?

Hon Penny Simmonds: The Tertiary Education Commission invests and spends Youth Guarantee funding on a calendar year, as such the response has been provided on this basis. I am advised by the Tertiary Education Commission, over $562 million has been spent on Youth Guarantee places between 2020 and 2026 (year to date) as outlined in the attached table.

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