Australian Government assistance other than Assistance for Isolated Children (AIC) Scheme received by applicant or student 010-03030050

A family live in a geographically isolated area. They have 3 children:

• Paul - who is getting:
• Youth Allowance (YA) at the Away from home rate
• Rent Assistance (RA)
• Kristen - year 11
• Amanda - year 12

Paul completed year 12 last year. He is now living in a rented 3 bedroom unit in Bundaberg while looking for work.

The family applies for AIC on behalf of Kristen and Amanda, because they will live with Paul in a second family home, while attending school.

AIC is not payable

The family is not eligible on behalf of Kristen and Amanda under 5.3.3 'Approved second family home' of the AIC Scheme Guidelines.

• Paul is getting Rent Assistance
• Paul is still considered a dependent child of the family
• The family is determined to be getting Rent Assistance

A family live in a geographically isolated area. They have 3 children:

• Paul who gets:
• JobSeeker Payment (JSP)
• Rent Assistance
• Kristen - year 11
• Amanda - year 12

Paul is living in a rented 3 bedroom unit in Bundaberg looking for work.

The family applies for AIC on behalf of Kristen and Amanda, because they will live with Paul in a second family home, while attending school.

AIC is payable in this situation:

• Paul is getting an independent living allowance.
• Paul's getting Rent Assistance does not affect Second Home Allowance eligibility.

• Nola has a child Nathan who attends a special school because of special needs. The special school is in a city 2 hours' drive away
• Nola rents a house near the special school for them to live in during the week
• Nola receives Rent Assistance for the property

Nola's application for Assistance for Isolated Children on behalf of Nathan rejects under 5.3.3 'Approved second family home' of AIC Guidelines.

Nola:

• cancels the Rent Assistance
• asks for a debt for all Rent Assistance be created for that calendar year

AIC can be reassessed and paid on behalf of Nathan from 1 January.

The AIC Service Officer checks and sees:

• Nola no longer gets Rent Assistance
• a debt is present on the record for all Rent Assistance Nola has got this calendar year

Mel and Greg buy a house in Toowoomba, Queensland (QLD). They get the First Home Owners Grant from the state government to purchase this house.

They move to a property in remote QLD. They decide to rent out their house in Toowoomba.

When their eldest child begins year 7, Mel and the child start living in their Toowoomba property during the week.

They apply for AIC Second Home Allowance for their Toowoomba property.

AIC Second Home Allowance is not payable

• Their claim rejects because they got the First Home Owners grant for this property
• Mel and Greg contact AIC to ask if they return the First Home Owners Grant to the state government, would they be eligible for Second Home Allowance
• Whether they return the money or not, the First Home Owners Grant is for buying the Principal Family Home
• The home for which the grant is received continues to be the Principal Family Home for AIC purposes

Charlotte:

• is 15 and 11 months
• needs to study from home due to having a disability
• is unable to attend a mainstream school
• is a secondary student enrolled in a distance education school

Charlotte applies for DSP hoping it will grant from her 16th birthday.

Emma, Charlotte's mother, gets AIC Distance Education Allowance on 7th April - for Term 2 (1 April to 30 June).

Charlotte turns 16 years of age on 23 April, DSP grants from this date.

Emma gets a debt for the AIC payment on behalf of Charlotte for the period 23 April to 30 June.

This is because Charlotte getting an income support payment.

Emma is no longer eligible on behalf of Charlotte under 3.5.3 'Payments that exclude eligibility' of the AIC Guidelines.

• Charlotte is not a primary level student and not eligible for AIC Pensioner Education Supplement.
• Charlotte may be eligible for the Pensioner Education Supplement (PES) from the date the qualifying payment - DSP grants

Cameron's family apply for AIC. The application shows they also get a DVA payment for Cameron.

A check via the Centrelink DVA Clearance Team shows the Veterans' Children Education Scheme (VCES) was granted for Cameron in the previous year.

AIC is not payable for Cameron as a precluding Australian Government education payment is received for the same period.

Cameron's family decide they are better off on AIC rather than VCES, and cancel the VCES as of 1 May. A check via the DVA Clearance Team confirms this.

The family can have the AIC claim reassessed and granted from 2 May (if they meet all other eligibility criteria).