At the end of section 47C
10 At the end of section 47C
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If an individual is qualified for a training and learning bonus or farmers hardship bonus, the Secretary must pay the bonus in a single lump sum:
to the individual; and
on the date that the Secretary considers to be the earliest date on which it is reasonably practicable for the payment to be made; and
in such manner as the Secretary considers appropriate.
Despite paragraph (2)(a) of this section, if:
the individual is qualified for a training and learning bonus under paragraph 910(2)(a) of the 1991 Act because the individual was receiving youth allowance in respect of 3 February 2009; and
the whole or a part of the individual's instalment of youth allowance in respect of a period that included that day was paid to a parent of the individual under section 45 of this Act;
the Secretary may pay the whole, or the same proportion, of the individual's training and learning bonus to that parent or to any other person.
Despite paragraph (2)(a) of this section, if:
the individual is qualified for a training and learning bonus:
under paragraph 910(2)(e) of the 1991 Act because the individual was receiving a payment under the ABSTUDY Scheme in respect of 3 February 2009; or
under paragraph 910(2)(f) or (g) of the 1991 Act because the individual was receiving an education allowance referred to in that paragraph in respect of that day; and
the whole or a part of the individual's instalment of the payment or allowance in respect of a period that included that day was paid to a person (the recipient) other than the individual;
the Secretary may pay the whole, or the same proportion, of the individual's training and learning bonus to the recipient or to any other person.
Schedule 2-Education entry payment
Part 1-Amendments taken to have commenced on 1 January 2009
Social Security Act 1991
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