Determining the entitlement end date for Assistance for Isolated Children (AIC) 106-05010140

An AIC student is generally eligible to 31 December if they continue to study to the end of the school year.

Students are not eligible for AIC from the date they cease:

• boarding
• living in a second home
• undertaking distance education, or
• approved home schooling

If a change in circumstances occurs, and the applicant and/or student are no longer eligible, the entitlement end date is the day before the change in circumstances.

Students may continue to be eligible for AIC as a deemed isolated student under the continuity of schooling concession.

See the Process page to determine a students end date, depending on their circumstances.

If a student ceases study before the end of the school year, they would be eligible to be paid to the date they last attended class. Students who discontinue on the last day of a term other than the final term, are paid to the later of:

• the end of the relevant instalment period, or
• the last date of the school term

The entitlement end date of short-term boarders is the date they cease boarding.

Most AIC payments are made in advance. Due to this, even if an applicant notifies within 14 days, an overpayment may still occur.

AIC debts are usually the responsibility of the applicant. In some circumstances, funds paid incorrectly to a third party, such as an educational institution, may be recovered. Check to confirm which party directly received the payment.

Students may continue to be eligible for AIC as a deemed isolated student under the continuity of schooling concession.