Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1991 - SECT 552

             (1)  Youth allowance is not payable to a person who is qualified for youth allowance while the person is subject to a multiple entitlement exclusion.

             (2)  For the purposes of this Division, a person is subject to a multiple entitlement exclusion if:

                     (a)  the person is receiving a youth allowance and another social security benefit, a social security pension , a service pension or income support supplement becomes payable to the person; or

                     (b)  a payment under a scheme referred to in section 552A has been or may be made to the person or to someone else in respect of the person ; or

                     (c)  an assurance of support applies to the person.

             (3)  Youth allowance is not payable to a person if:

                     (a)  the person is an armed services widow or an armed services widower; and

                     (b)  the person has received a lump sum, or is receiving weekly amounts, mentioned in paragraph 234(1)(b) of the MRCA.

Note 1:       For armed services widow and armed services widower see subsection 4(1).

Note 2:       For MRCA see subsection 23(1).