Claiming Youth Allowance (YA) (job seeker) 001-04020000
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Social Security Guide, 3.1.6.10, General Payability Provisions
Social Security Guide, 3.1.11.10, Recipients Eligible for Working Credit
Social Security Guide, 3.1.12, Employment Income Nil Rate Period
Social Security Guide, 8.1.1.10, General Claim Requirements
Social Security Guide, 8.1.1.20, Claim Lodgement - General Provisions
Social Security Guide, 8.1.1.60, Contacting Services Australia about a Claim (including information about deemed claims)
Social Security Guide, 3.2.3.10, Qualification for YA
Social Security Guide, 3.2.3.20, Payability of YA
Social Security Guide, 8.3.1, Start days - general provisions
Social Security Guide, 8.3.2, Start Days for Early Claims
Social Security Guide, 8.3.3.30, Backdated Start Days - YA
Social Security Guide, 3.2.3.30, Waiting, Preclusion & Exclusion Periods for YA
Social Security Guide, 3.11.3, Suitable activities
Legislation
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- section 540, Qualification for youth allowance - general rule
- schedule 1a, Savings and transitional provisions. Note: this schedule relates to grandfathering of under 20 year olds who were receiving NSA prior to the implementation of YA
- section 541, Activity test
- section 541D, Unsuitable paid work
- section 543A, Minimum age for Youth Allowance
- section 543B, Maximum age for youth allowance
Payability
- section 547, Youth Allowance not payable if allowance rate nil
- section 552, Multiple entitlement exclusions
Start day
Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
- section 41, Commencement
- section 42, Start day
- schedule 2, Backdated start day