Parents are running out of time to vaccinate their children if they want to avoid having their family support payments cut under the Turnbull Government’s No Jab, No Pay rules.
The Department of Human Services has written to about 130,000 families whose immunisation records were not up to date.
Those who fail to respond by the deadline will have their Family Tax Benefit payments reduced each fortnight for every child not vaccinated, providing a constant reminder for parents to keep their children’s immunisation up to date.
Minister Tehan said “parents who don’t immunise their children are putting their own kids at risk as well as the children of other people”.