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Assessing course of study requires compulsory residence for ABSTUDY away from home rate 010-02060150

This document outlines when an ABSTUDY tertiary student may be eligible for a higher rate if they live away from home due to compulsory residence.

Assessing compulsory residence ABSTUDY Away from Home rate

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1	Documentation + Read more ... To prove that compulsory residence at the tertiary institution is required for that particular course or stage of the course, a customer must bring in appropriate documentation. Documentation can be in the form of either: a publication of the education provider (e.g. Faculty handbook, course description in the education provider calendar) a letter from an appropriate member of the institution stating that compulsory residence is a requirement for all students in the course or at a particular stage of the course.
2	Coding required + Read more ... $\\INTERNAL.DEPT.LOCAL\Shared\NAT\SERDELEXCEL\WORKPRODIMP\Operation Blueprint Migration\RDT Release Icons\32w\icon-face-to-face.png$ To grant the Away from Home rate of ABSTUDY due to compulsory residence, complete the following fields on the Independent/Homeless/Away From Home Details (NIH) screen. If there is a previous entry on the NIH screen you will be taken to the NIHS screen. If there is a current entry, this will need to be end-dated before a new line can be entered. Once end-dated, press Enter for a new NIH screen. Action: field type ‘AFH’ Start/Reject Reason: field, type ‘AOT’ Start Date: field, type the date from which the Away from Home rate is granted If compulsory residence requirement is only for a particular stage or period within a course, the End Date: and End Reason: fields must be coded to reflect the date compulsory residence ceases and therefore the Away from Home rate must cease Note: the Consent to Contact: field is not required Code the Source: and DOR: fields and press [Enter] If the student is undertaking an approved scholarship course, type 'Y' in the 'To update regional classification details, go to RLD' field. See Relocation Scholarship (RS) payment and coding A DOC must be recorded to clearly detail the reason and period of approval of the Away from Home rate, as the reason code of ‘AOT’ is non-descriptive See Coding away from home rate for ABSTUDY for procedures on fully coding a student qualified for Away from Home rate.
3	Regional Location Details (RLD) screen + Read more ... For information on coding the Regional Location Details (RLD) screen, go to the Process tab of Relocation Scholarship (RS) payment and coding.