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SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1991 - SECT 1067K

Long term income support student

  (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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