Long term income support student

In force

(1)

A person is a long term income support student if the person:

(b)

does not have a dependent child; and

(c)

is either:

(i)

undertaking study (whether as a full‑time student or as a concessional study‑load student) in respect of a course of education that the person has commenced after turning 21; or

(ii)

a new apprentice and became a new apprentice after turning 21; and

(d)

has, for at least 26 weeks in the period of 39 weeks that ended when the person commenced to undertake the study or became a new apprentice, been receiving one or more of the following:

(i)

jobseeker payment;

(iii)

special benefit;

(iv)

disability support pension;

(vi)

carer payment;

(ix)

pension PP (single);

(x)

sole parent pension;

(xi)

benefit parenting allowance;

(xii)

benefit PP (partnered).

Note 1:

For dependent child see subsections 5(2) to (9).

Note 2:

For full‑time student and concessional study‑load student see sections 569C and 569D.

(2)

A person is also a long term income support student if the person:

(b)

does not have a dependent child; and

(c)

does not have English as a first language; and

(d)

is undertaking a course in English, being a course that the Secretary has approved.

Note:

For dependent child see subsections 5(2) to (9).

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