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Determining who can be the applicant for the Assistance for Isolated Children (AIC) 010-03020020

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This document outlines how to determine who should be the applicant for AIC.

Applicants

An approved applicant must be the person with primary or joint responsibility for the student's care and will be one of the following:

  • the natural, adoptive, de facto or step-parent of the student
  • the legal guardian of the student
  • the person with whom the student normally lives (when not living away to attend school)
  • in some cases, a non-government organisation or institution may be the applicant

While there may be more than one approved applicant for a student, only one claim may be accepted for a student for a particular period. Where the person who is an approved applicant for a student has changed, a new claim must be lodged.

Death of applicant or applicant's partner

If an applicant dies, their death must be confirmed. If the student lives with multiple possible applicants (for example, with both parents) and the one who applied dies, the surviving parent/guardian may receive the remaining entitlements for the year. A new claim for AIC must be lodged, and eligibility criteria must be met. See Assistance for Isolated Children (AIC) eligibility.

Generally, the death of the applicant's partner will not have an impact on the payment of AIC to the applicant, unless they are in receipt of Additional Boarding Allowance (ABA).

Where the applicant is receiving ABA, the death of the applicant's partner will impact the application of the Parental Income Test (PIT). See Changes which may affect the Parental Income Test (PIT).

If the student lives with a single applicant and the applicant dies, determining the student's eligibility and benefits payments will depend on who now has responsibility for the student and the principal family home. The continuity of schooling concession may apply in such cases. Once this is determined, a new claim must be lodged by the new applicant. See Claiming Assistance for Isolated Children (AIC) Scheme and/or Eligibility for Assistance for Isolated Children (AIC) Scheme allowances.

Assistance for Isolated Children (AIC) eligibility

Claiming Assistance for Isolated Children (AIC) Scheme

Residence requirements for Assistance for Isolated Children (AIC) Scheme

Other Government assistance for Assistance for Isolated Children (AIC) applicants or students

Eligibility for Assistance for Isolated Children (AIC) Scheme allowances

Assessing and coding claims for Assistance for Isolated Children (AIC)