The State Government is set to double the support available to South Australian families for their children’s sport and recreational activities and for the first time, music lessons will be included.
Announced in the 2024-25 State Budget, the State Government is investing $54.6 million over four years to double the number of $100 Sports Vouchers to two per child per calendar year and address cost of living pressures for families.
Sports Vouchers were expanded at the start of 2024 to include scouts and guides and will be further extended to include music lessons from January 2025.
Children from Reception to Year 9 can receive the subsidy with more than 1,200 providers signed up to the program across South Australia.
Providers are available across a range of activities, from popular sports like Australian Rules football, soccer, netball and swimming to pursuits including fencing, cheerleading, guides and roller sports.
First launched in 2015, South Australia’s Sports Vouchers program is one of the most successful in the country with more than 88,000 vouchers claimed in the 2023 calendar year.
South Australian households have saved more than $54 million across the life of the program to date.
The expanded program will commence from 1 January 2025.
