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Keyword index

Keyword: youth allowance (YA)

1.1.A.10 Accommodated independent person (YA)
1.1.A.170 Appropriate tax year (YA)
1.1.A.180 Approval of courses (YA)
1.1.A.210 Approved course of education or study (YA (full-time student), Austudy, PES)
1.1.A.218 Approved scholarship course (YA, Austudy)
1.1.A.220 Approved voluntary work organisation (JSP, YA, PP, SpB)
1.1.A.260 Articulated courses (YA)
1.1.A.270 Articulated short course sequence (YA, Austudy, PES)
1.1.A.323 Australian Apprentice income bank (YA, Austudy)
1.1.A.324 Australian Apprentice (YA, Austudy)
1.1.B.10 Base year (YA)
1.1.C.208 Commonwealth registration number (YA, Austudy)
1.1.C.250 Compensation affected payment
1.1.C.290 Concessional study-load student (Austudy, PES, YA)
1.1.C.350 Continuous support (YA, DSP)
1.1.D.70 Dependent child
1.1.D.80 Dependent child (YA)
1.1.D.90 Dependent child (for YA independence purposes only)
1.1.D.100 Dependent YA recipient, independent YA recipient (YA)
1.1.E.05 Early school leaver (YA)
1.1.E.90 Employer provided benefit (YA)
1.1.E.110 Enrolled (YA, Austudy)
1.1.E.150 Excessive travelling time (YA)
1.1.F.60 Family member
1.1.F.95 Fares allowance (YA, Austudy)
1.1.F.160 Foreign income (dependent YA)
1.1.F.230 Full-time study (YA, Austudy, PES)
1.1.I.50 Income components (YA)
1.1.I.60 Income maintenance period (IMP) (JSP, YA, Austudy, PP, DSP)
1.1.I.120 Industrial action (JSP, YA, Austudy, PP & SpB NVH recipients)
1.1.I.170 Intending employee (YA)
1.1.I.180 Intending student (YA)
1.1.J.25 Job Plan (JSP, YA (job seekers), PP, SpB (NVHs))
1.1.L.10 Labour market programs (JSP, YA)
1.1.L.30 Late starting course (YA, Austudy, PES)
1.1.L.40 Levels of tertiary courses
1.1.L.50 Liquid assets
1.1.L.100 Long term income support student (YA, Austudy)
1.1.M.10 Main supporter of a secondary pupil child (PP, JSP, YA, SpB)
1.1.M.130 Member of a YA couple (YA)
1.1.M.140 Minimum time (YA, Austudy, PES)
1.1.M.150 Ministers of religion
1.1.M.160 Mutual obligation requirements
1.1.N.12 National Training Wage schedule rate (YA, DSP)
1.1.N.70 Newly arrived resident's waiting period (NARWP)
1.1.N.75 Nil paid recipients, zero paid recipients (JSP, YA)
1.1.N.130 Notional continuous period of receipt of income support payments (JSP, YA)
1.1.P.20 Parental home (JSP, YA, DSP, RA)
1.1.P.100 Part-time study (YA)
1.1.P.30 Parental income free area (YA)
1.1.P.40 Parental income test (YA)
1.1.P.45 Parental means test (YA)
1.1.P.65 Partial capacity to work (JSP, YA (job seeker), PP & SpB (NVH))
1.1.P.80 Partner income free area
1.1.P.412 Principal carer
1.1.P.414 Principal carer - disputed care arrangements & abduction
1.1.P.415 Principal carer - foster care
1.1.P.416 Principal carer - shared care
1.1.Q.40 Qualifying study (Austudy, YA, PES, FAA)
1.1.R.05 RapidConnect (JSP, YA)
1.1.R.120 Relevant day (JSP, YA)
1.1.R.136 Relevant period (JSP, YA)
1.1.R.30 Reasonable distance (YA)
1.1.S.30 Satisfactory progress (YA)
1.1.S.61 Seasonal/intermittent work earnings
1.1.S.66 Secondary pupil child
1.1.S.80 Self-paced courses (YA)
1.1.S.160 Short course (YA, Austudy, PES)
1.1.S.200 Social security entitlement
1.1.S.270 Specially disadvantaged with respect to education or employment (YA, DSP)
1.1.S.320 State care (YA)
1.1.S.330 State or territory payment (YA)
1.1.S.370 Student income bank (YA, Austudy)
1.1.S.410 Suitable activities (JSP, YA)
1.1.T.05 Target foreign income (dependent YA)
1.1.T.26 Tax free pensions or benefits
1.1.T.70 Temporary incapacity for work (JSP, YA (job seeker)), or full-time study (YA (student))
1.1.T.105 Total net investment loss (YA)
1.1.U.20 Unavoidable or reasonable expenditure (JSP, YA, PP, Austudy)
1.1.U.40 Unemployment due to misconduct (JSP, YA)
1.1.U.55 Unsuitable work
1.1.U.60 Upkeep (YA)
1.1.V.67 Voluntary unemployment
1.1.V.70 Voluntary work
1.1.Y.20 Youth allowance job seeker
1.2.1.20 Youth allowance (YA) - description
2.2.7 Jobseeker payment & youth allowance verification
3.1.2.20 Liquid assets test waiting period
3.1.2.40 Newly arrived resident's waiting period (NARWP)
3.1.2.50 Ordinary waiting period
3.1.2.60 Other waiting periods for JSP & YA
3.1.4.40 Effect of a community service order on participation payments
3.1.4.41 Effect of home detention on social security benefits, social security pensions, PP, PES & CrP
3.1.5.60 Bereavement payment provisions for couples - JSP & YA recipients
3.1.5.92 The one-off PBV for JSP & YA recipients
3.1.5.96 Calculating the amount of the one-off PBV - YA recipients
3.1.5.98 Death of dependent child under 16 years - JSP & YA recipients
3.10.3.30 Some YA payments made weekly
3.10.3.35 Weekly payments for most vulnerable people
3.1.7 Seasonal work preclusion period
3.2.6.10 Qualification for away from home rate of YA
3.11 Mutual obligation requirements
3.11.1 Looking for & accepting suitable work
3.2.6.20 Rules that determine the need to live away from home for YA
3.11.1.10 Setting job search requirements
3.11.2 Job Plans
3.11.3 Suitable activities
3.11.3.10 Study & training
3.11.3.40 Defence Force Reserves
3.11.12 Initial connection to employment services (RapidConnect)
3.11.5 Exemptions - overview
3.11.5.40 Pre & post natal exemptions
3.2.1.35 Move to area of lower employment prospects for JSP, YA & SpB recipients
3.2.3.10 Qualification for YA
3.2.3.20 Payability of YA
3.2.3.30 Waiting, preclusion & exclusion periods for YA
3.2.3.40 Start day for YA (student or Australian Apprentice)
3.2.3.50 Supplementary benefits & employment assistance for YA recipients
3.2.3.60 Notification & recipient obligations for YA
3.11.9 Mutual obligation requirements for early school leavers
3.2.3.70 Continuation, variation or termination of YA
3.2.4.10 General provisions for YA exemptions for under 18s
3.2.4.100 Stability of residence exemption for under 18s
3.2.4.110 Major disruptions of the home exemption for under 18s
3.2.4.120 Substance abuse exemption for under 18s
3.2.4.130 Refugee exemption for under 18s
3.2.4.20 Temporary incapacity activity test exemption for under 18s
3.2.4.30 Physical, psychiatric or intellectual disability or learning difficulty exemption for under 18s
3.2.4.40 Pre & post-natal exemption for under 18s
3.2.4.140 Community service/justice order exemption for under 18s
3.2.4.150 Exemption for job seeker assistance or case management for under 18s
3.2.4.160 Other special circumstance exemption for under 18s
3.2.4.60 Inability to secure an appropriate place exemption for under 18s
3.2.4.70 Caring exemption for under 18s
3.2.4.80 Part-time study or work exemption for under 18s
3.2.4.90 Major personal crisis exemption for under 18s
3.2.5.10 Qualification for YA & DSP as an independent young person
3.2.5.20 De facto relationships (YA & DSP)
3.2.5.30 Unreasonable to live at home (YA, DSP & SpB)
3.2.5.40 Assessment of extreme family breakdown & other similar exceptional circumstances
3.2.5.50 Assessment of serious risk
3.2.5.60 Parents unable to provide a home (YA, DSP & SpB)
3.2.5.70 Assessment & mandatory procedures for YA, DSP & SpB - unreasonable to live at home
3.11.12.10 Exemption from RapidConnect provisions
3.2.5.80 YA & DSP - self-supporting through paid employment
3.2.5.85 YA concessional workforce independence criteria for regional students
3.2.5.90 Education or employment disadvantage (YA & DSP)
3.2.6 YA at the away from home rate
3.2.6.40 Away from home rate of YA & bypassing local schools
3.11.13 Consequences for not meeting mutual obligation requirements - targeted compliance framework
3.2.6.30 Commencement & cessation of away from home rate of YA
3.2.7 YA activity testing for students
3.2.7.10 Activity requirements for YA
3.2.7.20 YA recipients under 18
3.2.7.30 YA full-time students
3.2.7.40 Approved courses of study for YA
3.2.7.100 YA full-time students satisfactory progress
3.2.7.110 YA full-time students satisfactory progress - study at the same level
3.11.14 Consequences for not meeting mutual obligation requirements - CDP job seeker compliance framework
3.2.7.50 YA study-load - part-time students
3.2.7.60 YA study-load - full-time secondary students
3.2.7.70 YA study-load - full-time tertiary students
3.2.7.80 YA study-load - full-time students in more than one course or institution
3.2.7.90 YA study-load - full-time students in flexible study
3.8.1.104 Special RA rules for young single people
3.8.2.10 PhA - qualification & payability
3.8.11 LLNS - qualification & payability
3.8.15 Relocation scholarship - qualification & payability
3.8.18 APWS - qualification & payability
3.8.9.30 Determining the FAA reimbursement for Austudy, PES & YA
3.11.15 Reasonable excuse
4.2.2 Benefits income test & limits
4.2.3 Pensions & benefits assets tests
4.2.8.05 Dependent YA - reduction for parental income
4.2.8.10 Dependent YA - parental income test
4.2.8.20 Dependent YA - maintenance income test
4.2.8.25 Dependent YA - maintenance income test reconciliation
4.2.8.30 Independent YA - personal assets test & limits
4.2.8.40 Independent YA - partner income test & limits
4.2.8.50 Full-time students - personal income test, limits & student income bank
4.2.8.55 Full-time Australian Apprentice - personal income test, limits & Australian Apprentice income bank
4.2.8.60 Other YA recipients - personal income test & limits
4.3.1.10 Determining the rate of income for benefits
4.3.3.40 Employment income for allowees
4.4.1.30 Scope of deeming
5.1.1.20 YA - current rates
5.2.1.50 Youth related payments - July 1986 to present date
5.2.1.60 Historical National Training Wage schedule rates up to 30 June 2014 (YA, DSP)
5.4.1.10 Qualification for certain benefits & PPS advance payments
5.4.1.30 Formula for calculating certain benefits & PPS advance payments
7.1.2.20 Application of portability rules (portability table)
8.1.2.40 Claim determination - payment specific provisions
8.1.4.10 Jobseeker payment & youth allowance - documentation required
8.2.2 Reclaiming a payment
8.3.1 Start days - general provisions
8.3.2 Start days for early claims
8.3.3.30 Backdated start days - YA
8.4 Payment methods
8.4.1.10 Regular direct credit payments