Anomaly raises questions over interim equity measure

An anomaly in the figures DEEWR has used to allocate HEPPP funding has raised questions over the accuracy of the data underpinning its interim SES measure. The figures say that Batchelor Institute had around 500 undergraduates receiving selected Centrelink benefits early last year - about 200 more than its total number of undergraduate students. Under the interim measure, which is being applied for the first time, both the Centrelink data and home addresses are used to calculate the number of disadvantaged students at each institution. HEPPP funds are then divvied among institutions based on...