Gov't allocates $1 billion for students on PATH, poor relief support

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Gov't allocates $1 billion for students on PATH, poor relief support

THE Government will be allocating $1 billion in back-to-school assistance to just over 200,000 children who are on the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) and poor relief support.

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