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Education Entry Payment (EdEP) 108-08050000

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Policy

Objective and payment of Education Entry Payment (EdEP)

Social Security Guide, 1.2.7.60, Education Entry Payment (EdEP) - Description

Qualification and payability for EdEP

Social Security Guide, 3.8.6.10, Qualification for EdEP - JSP & PPP

Social Security Guide, 3.8.6.20, Qualification for EdEP - PPS, DSP, CP & SpB

Social Security Guide, 4.2.4.20, PPP income & assets tests & limits

Continuity of Payments

Social Security Guide, 1.1.N.130, Notional continuous period of receipt of income support payments (JSP, YA)

Verification required before payment is made

Social Security Guide, 8.1.4.70, Supplementary benefits - documentation required

Social Security Guide, 2.2.13.10, Supplementary benefits - verification required

Claim lodgement

A separate claim for EdEP is not needed, see the Social Security Guide, 8.1.1.30, Claim lodgement - payment specific provisions

Current rate of EdEP

Social Security Guide, 5.1.7.50, EdEP - current rate

Qualification and payability of Pensioner Education Supplement (PES)

Social Security Guide, 3.8.3, PES - qualification & payability

Approved courses of study and course approvals

Social Security Guide, 1.1.A.210, Approved course of education or study (YA (full-time student), Austudy, PES)

Social Security Guide, 3.3.4.10, Approved courses of study for Austudy

Social Security Guide, 3.8.3.20, PES qualifying study for tertiary students

Social Security Guide, 3.2.7.40, Approved courses of study for YA

Social Security Guide, 1.1.A.180, Approval of courses (YA)

Overpayments and debts

Social Security Guide, 6.3.8.30, EdEP & TAL overpayments

Legislation

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Education Entry Payment (EdEP) - Qualification and payability for Carer Payment (CP) recipients

Social Security Act 1991

section 665ZFA, Payment to a Carer Payment recipient
section 665ZFB, Amount of section 665ZFA payment
section 665ZFC, Need for claim

EdEP - Qualification and payability for Disability Support Pension (DSP) recipients

Social Security Act 1991

section 665E, Payment to a Disability Support Pensioner
section 665F, Amount of section 665E payment
section 665G, Need for claim

EdEP - Qualification and payability for Jobseeker Payment (JSP) recipients

Social Security Act 1991

section 665U, Payment to recipient
section 665V, Amount of section 665U payment
section 665W, Need for claim

EdEP - Qualification and payability for Parenting Payment (PP) recipient

Social Security Act 1991

section 665ZU, Payment to recipient of PP (partnered
section 665ZV, Amount of section 665ZU payment
section 665ZW, Need for claim

EdEP - Qualification and payability for Parenting Payment Single (PPS) recipients

Social Security Act 1991

section 665A, Payment to recipient of pension PP (single
section 665B, Amount of section 665A payment
section 665C, Need for claim

EdEP - Qualifications and payability for Special Benefit (SpB) recipients

Social Security Act 1991

section 665M, Payment to a Special Benefit recipient
section 665N, Amount of section 665M payment
section 665P, Need for claim

Continuous period of receipt of income support

Social Security Act 1991, section 38B, Notional continuous period of receipt of income support payments

Deemed claim

Social Security (Administration) Act 1999, section 13, Deemed claim-person contacting Department about a claim for a social security payment

Overpayments and debts

Social Security Act 1991

section 1224B, Education Entry Payment debt
section 1223, Debts arising from lack of qualification, overpayments etc.

Approved courses of study and course approvals

Student Assistance Act (1973), Section 5D Minister may determine secondary and tertiary courses etc.