Children and Young People Act 2008
529JFinancial assistance—child, young person or young adult
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529J Financial assistance—child, young person or young adult (1) The director-general may provide financial assistance to a child, young person or young adult who was in out-of-home care. (2) The director-general may provide financial assistance on the conditions that the director-general considers appropriate. (3) However, if the director-general provides financial assistance in the form of a loan to a young person or young adult, no interest is to be payable on the loan. 529JA Financial assistance—previous out-of-home carer (a) a young adult is younger than 21 years old; and (b) the young adult is in fact living with a previous out-of-home carer for the young adult. (2) The director-general may provide financial assistance to the previous out-of-home carer. (3) The director-general may provide financial assistance on the conditions that the director-general considers appropriate. (4) The director-general may provide financial assistance— (a) to the previous out-of-home carer directly; or (b) if the previous out-of-home carer was a foster carer—to the foster carer’s approved kinship and foster care organisation, for the organisation to provide to the carer.
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