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Concessions

22. Better promote the availability of Tasmanian State Government concessions and ensure that all flat‐rate concessions are indexed annually to maintain their value.

Credit

23. Provide funding: • to support a comprehensive evaluation of the effectiveness of the No Interest Loans Scheme (NILS) in Tasmania; and • to support research into credit and alternatives to credit which can best assist people living on low incomes.

Stigma

24. Include the need for respect and understanding of diversity as a core principle of the Social Inclusion Strategy in order to acknowledge and combat the ongoing stigma that people on low incomes experience on a regular basis.

Recreation

25. Provide funding to support the provision of low cost recreational programs and to subsidise recreational programs for low‐income Tasmanians.

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