Initial contact with students or Australian Apprentices claiming Youth Allowance (YA) 010-06010000

Policy

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section 540, general rule
YA has specified age limits. See section 543, Youth Allowance age
section 541B, Undertaking full-time study - rules that define when a person may be regarded as undertaking full time study and when a two thirds study load may apply

section 4, Social security law section 11, General rule. A claim for YA (student) can be made up to 13 weeks before the student becomes qualified for payment
section 13, Deemed claim-person contacting Department about a claim for a social security payment
section 29, General rule. Generally, a person must be in Australia and an Australian resident to make a claim for a payment or concession card
section 15, Deemed claim-incorrect or inappropriate claims. If a person lodges an incorrect claim for payment, it may be deemed as the date of lodgement of a subsequent correct claim
section 16, How to make a claim