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Social Security Act 1991 - Advance Payment of Entitlement (Waiver of Waiting Period) Determination (No. 1) 1998

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This Determination removes the usual 3-month waiting period for advance payments (early access to a lump sum of your future benefits) for certain students.

Normally, Centrelink requires you to wait 3 months between receiving advance payments. This rule is waived if:

You receive Austudy and apply for an advance of Austudy or Youth Allowance; or
You receive Youth Allowance and are undertaking (or about to start) an approved course of education or study (a course officially recognised for benefits purposes).

This allows students to access funds quickly to cover upfront education costs like textbooks, equipment, or fees without the standard delay.

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Social Security Act 1991 - Advance Payment of Entitlement (Waiver of Waiting Period) Determination (No. 1) 1998

Commonwealth of Australia

Social Security Act 1991

Advance Payment of Entitlement (Waiver of Waiting Period) Determination (No. 1) 1998

I, JEFFREY ROBERT WHALAN, Acting Secretary to the Department of Social Security, make this Determination under subsection 1061A (2) of the Social Security Act 1991.

Dated 26 June 1998.

JEFFREY WHALAN

Acting Secretary
to the Department of Social Security

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Name of Determination

This Determination is the Advance Payment of Entitlement (Waiver of Waiting Period) Determination (No. 1) 1998.

Commencement

This Determination commences on 1 July 1998.

Definitions

In this Determination:

Act means the Social Security Act 1991.

approved course of education or study has the meaning given by subsection 541B (5) of the Act.

Purpose of Determination

The purpose of this Determination is to exempt persons undertaking study, whether full-time or part-time, from the 3 month waiting period, under paragraph 1061A (1) (b) of the Act, for an advance payment of a social security entitlement.

Paragraph 1061A (1) (b) of the Act not to apply to certain persons

Paragraph 1061A (1) (b) of the Act does not apply to a person who has applied for an advance of youth allowance or austudy payment if the person:

(a) is receiving austudy payments; or

(b) is receiving youth allowance and is undertaking, or is about to undertake, an approved course of education or study.

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1 Social Security Act 1991 - Advance Payment of Entitlement (Waiver of Waiting Period) Determination (No. 1) 1998