Eligibility for Assistance for Isolated Children (AIC) Scheme Second Home Allowance (SHA) 010-03040030

Is the applicant applying for AIC Scheme SHA?

• Yes, go to Step 2
• No, go to Step 9

Are general AIC Scheme eligibility criteria met for the applicant and student?

• Yes, go to Step 3
• No, go to Step 8

Is the student living in a second family home which has been set up so this student or a sibling can have easier daily access to appropriate education? See the Background page for more information. For examples of Boarding Allowance versus Second Home Allowance, see the Resources page of Eligibility for Assistance for Isolated Children (AIC Scheme Boarding Allowance (BA/ABA).

• Yes, and the claim is based on:
• the student's circumstances, go to Step 5
• a sibling's circumstances, go to Step 4
• No, and the customer's normal second family home arrangement was:
• disrupted by COVID-19 measures for Term 2, 3 or 4 of 2020 or Term 3 or 4 of 2021 or Term 1 or 2 of 2022, go to Step 5
• not disrupted by COVID-19 measures, go to Step 9

Check the sibling's AIC record and establish they have been approved for AIC SHA.

This will appear on the Living Arrangement Details (EILA) screen.

If the customer:

• has been approved, note the circumstances and go to Step 7
• has not been approved, go to Step 5 and assess this student's circumstances against the criteria

Do all of the following apply?

• This home is the usual residence of the family home for the entire eligibility period
• The student normally lives at this home, but for the need to live away from home to attend school
• The student and the family normally live at this home during school holidays
• The applicant and/or partner live at this home for more than half the calendar year or more than half the eligibility period

• Yes, go to Step 6
• No, go to Step 9

Do all of the following apply?

• The costs of maintaining the student's second family home is borne by the family
• The second home is not the normal residence of one of the parents or guardians
• a First Home Owners Grant or state-based first home owner assistance has never been received by the family in respect of the home
• Rent Assistance (RA) is not being received by the family in respect of the home (or a RA was being paid for the second home as a 'temporary residence' and an RA debt has been raised for the relevant period)

• Yes, go to Step 7
• No, go to Step 9

Is the student in receipt of Disability Support Pension (DSP) or Parenting Payment Single (PPS)?

• Yes, and the student is studying:
• at the primary or equivalent ungraded level, then the applicant is not eligible for SHA for the student. However, the AIC Pensioner Education Supplement (PES) is payable. Procedure ends here
• at the secondary or tertiary level they are not eligible for the AIC Scheme but may be eligible for PES, go to Step 8
• No, go to Step 10

Advise applicant they are not eligible for AIC SHA for the student.

While general advice based on information provided by the customer can be given over the phone, encourage the customer to test their eligibility in person, particularly in cases of discretionary decisions.

Check eligibility for other Centrelink administered payments for students. See Identifying the most beneficial payment for students or Australian Apprentices. A secondary or tertiary student in receipt of DSP or PPS may be eligible for Pensioner Education Supplement (PES).

Record details on a DOC.

Procedure ends here.

Advise applicant they are not eligible for AIC SHA for the student.

While general advice based on information provided by the customer can be given over the phone, encourage the customer to test their eligibility in person, particularly in cases of discretionary decisions.

Check:

• eligibility for AIC Scheme Boarding Allowance
• eligibility for AIC Scheme Distance Education Allowance
• eligibility for AIC Scheme PES

Record details on a DOC.

Procedure ends here.

Advise applicant they are eligible for AIC SHA for the student.

While general advice based on information provided by the customer can be given over the phone, encourage the customer to test their eligibility in person, particularly in cases of discretionary decisions.

For AIC rates, see Rates and Thresholds.

Advise the applicant to lodge a Claim for Assistance for Isolated Children (AIC) (SY040) if they have not already applied.

Record details on a DOC.