Assessing independence when a customer is in State care 001-04060070

Forms

Claim for Disability Support Pension (SA466)

Claim for Disability Support Pension for a Terminal Illness (SA494)

Disability Support Pension Claim at age 16 (SA439)

Rate of Youth Allowance (YA) when in State care

Table 1

State or Territory	Name of scheme	Supported/Unsupported	YA Rate	Income affecting
NSW	Independent Living Allowance	Supported	Lower - At home	Yes, see Assessment of income for Centrelink payments

Examples of evidence

Table 2

Acceptable or unacceptable evidence	Example
Unacceptable evidence	Letter - not issued by an approved State or Territory welfare agency 'To whom it may concern, I am writing in relation to (client name) who has not been receiving external financial support effective 28 August 2022. (Client name) exited residential care at this time and has been living independently. (Client name) has since turned 18 on 11 January 2023 and is no longer eligible for residential care supports by way of a care by secretary order which expired prior to (client name) 18^th birthday. Kind regards (name) Example charity agency'
Unacceptable evidence	Letter - does not confirm support has ceased or the date it ceased 'Regarding: (Client name) (client date of birth) This letter is to provide information relating to (client name). Prior to turning 18 (client name) was under the parental responsibility of the Minister. As (client name) has now turned 18 years of age, he is no longer under the parental responsibility of the Minister. I have attached (client name) final orders which expired on 10 February 2023, when (client name) attained 18 years of age, as evidence. Kind regards (name) Example State or Territory welfare agency'
Acceptable evidence	Letter - issued by WA authority, confirms support ceased and the date it ceased 'Dear Sir/Madam NO LONGER IN CARE Please be advised that (client name) born (client date of birth) is no longer in the care of the Chief Executive Officer of the Department of Communities as she has turned 18 and has aged out of care. Please assess (client name) rate of Youth Allowance as we ceased to pay the subsidy to her carer when (client name) turned 18 years of age. Yours faithfully (name) Example State or Territory welfare agency'
Acceptable evidence	Letter - issued by NSW State authority, confirms support ceased and the date it ceased 'Dear Sir/Madam NO LONGER IN CARE Please be advised that (client name) born (client date of birth) is no longer in the care of the Department of Communities and Justice as she has turned 18 and has aged out of care. Please assess (client name) rate of Youth Allowance as we ceased to pay the subsidy to her carer when (client name) turned 18 years of age. OTHER SUPPORT: From XX/XX/20XX (Client name) will receive the following support : Independent Living Allowance OR (Client name) will receive not receive any other support the Department of Communities and Justice. Yours faithfully (name) Example State or Territory welfare agency'

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State care turning 18 approved text

State/Territory welfare agencies

Table 4