Determining the entitlement start date for Assistance for Isolated Children (AIC) 106-05010130

If the relevant state/territory Term 1 start date is 28 January:

• Day 1 is 28 January
• Day 14 is 10 February

Ernesto is home schooled and the Term 1 start date is 28 January.

Ernesto is eligible for AIC and is registered for home schooling on 9 February (13th day of Term 1).

This is within 14 days of the start of first term.

AIC is payable from 1 January.

Jaimee is eligible for AIC and is registered for home schooling on 17 April.

This is during the vacation period and before the start of Term 2 on 23 April.

AIC is payable from 1 April.

This is because:

• Jaimee is registered no later than the 14th day after the start of Term 2
• 1 April is the first day of the term entitlement period for Term 2

Helga is eligible for AIC and starts distance education studies in the middle of Term 2 on 20 May.

This is more than 14 days from the start of Term 2.

AIC is only payable from 20 May as this is Helga's actual start date.

Rayner is eligible for AIC and is boarding privately.

Rayner:

• starts study on the first day of the school term, 28 January
• does not start boarding until 11 February

As this is more than 14 days from the start of the term, the AIC start date would normally be 11 February.

Rayner's applicant advises that Rayner:

• could not start their boarding on time due to the board provider being ill
• started boarding as soon as they were well enough

AIC could be paid from 1 January.

This is because:

• the delay was due to circumstances beyond their control
• the student started as soon as possible after those circumstances ceased

Beau commences boarding in Term 3. The school term start date for Term 3 is 21 July.

Beau is eligible for AIC and starts boarding at school on 21 July, that is, from the start of Term 3.

AIC is payable from 1 July (the start of the Term 3 entitlement period).

This is because Beau has started on time.

Bonnie starts school in January and is travelling a long distance to school each day.

Bonnie's family home meets the geographic isolation rules. Their family decide the travel is too much for Bonnie and they set up a second home in town from 15 March.

Bonnie's entitlement only starts from the date the second home was set up.

AIC start date will be 15 March.

This is because the second home was set up more than 14 days from the start date of the term.

Alfred's parents lodge an AIC claim in January for the previous year.

Alfred is registered and commenced study with home schooling in QLD from 15 December of the previous year.

QLD Term 4 dates were 7 October - 12 December.

Not studying in the following year:

Alfred commenced study after the last day of Term 4 and is not studying in January (the next instalment period).

Alfred is not eligible for the next term's payment and is only eligible for AIC from the date he commenced study to the end of the entitlement period.

AIC is payable for the period 15 December - 31 December.

Studying in the following year:

Alfred commenced study after the last day of Term 4 and is studying in January (the next instalment period).

Alfred is not eligible for AIC from the date he commenced study and is only eligible for next term's payment.

This is because Alfred did not meet the term instalment cut off period for AIC payment and commenced study after the term had finished.

AIC is only payable from the start of the next instalment period.