Annual expenditure and trip volume on the Repatriation Transport Scheme (RTS) for financial years 2019–2020 to 2023–2024

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This FOI release is a data table on Repatriation Transport Scheme (RTS) trips and expenditure for financial years 2019–20 to 2023–24, prepared under section 17 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982. Total RTS trips fell from 1,383,562 in 2019–20 to 1,125,051 in 2023–24, and total expenditure fell from $140.8 million to $132.2 million, with a low of $121.9 million in 2021–22. The release breaks this down by travel reimbursement, Booked Car with Driver (BCWD) and ambulance services. Travel reimbursement trips rose from 426,866 to 447,852 and expenditure rose from $18.2 million to $20.3 million. BCWD trips fell from 812,615 to 576,489, with expenditure of $43.9 million in 2019–20 and $42.9 million in 2023–24. Ambulance trips fell from 103,099 to 63,149, while expenditure fell from $74.5 million to $63.3 million. The extracted text shows no exemptions applied, and the decision date (22 September 2026) post-dates the release date.