Multiple entitlement exclusions
578 Multiple entitlement exclusions
An austudy payment is not payable to a person who is qualified for an austudy payment while the person is subject to a multiple entitlement exclusion.
For the purposes of this Division, a person is subject to a multiple entitlement exclusion if:
the person is receiving an austudy payment and another social security benefit, a social security pension, a service pension, income support supplement or a veteran payment becomes payable to the person; or
a payment under a scheme referred to in section 578A has been, or may be, made to the person; or
an assurance of support applies to the person.
An austudy payment is not payable to a person if:
the person is an armed services widow or an armed services widower; and
the person is receiving the weekly amount mentioned in paragraph 234(1)(b) of the MRCA (including a reduced weekly amount because of a choice under section 236 of the MRCA) or has received a lump sum mentioned in subsection 236(5) of the MRCA.
For armed services widow and armed services widower see subsection 4(1).
For MRCA see subsection 23(1).
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