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Satisfying the full-time study requirements for customers intending to study for Youth Allowance (YA) 010-06070020

This document outlines how a customer is considered to be satisfying YA requirements while intending to study.

Assessing a continuing/intending student's full-time study requirements for YA

Table 1

Step	Action
1	Customer is intending to study and will be claiming/is receiving YA + Read more ... Does the YA customer meet the definition of a continuing/intending student? Yes, see Coding new study details. Procedure ends here No, go to Step 2
2	New student current on YA or JobSeeker Payment (JSP) + Read more ... Customers who are not continuing/intending students are considered to be 'new students' and only satisfy the full-time study requirements for students from the date they commence/resume full-time study. Is the new student customer currently receiving either YA or JSP? Receiving YA as a student, go to Step 6 Receiving JSP or YA as a job seeker, go to Step 3 Not receiving YA or JSP, assess their YA claim. Procedure ends here
3	New students do not satisfy the full-time study requirements until their course commences + Read more ... These customers must satisfy mutual obligation requirements by undertaking other approved activities, no matter how short the period is before they commence their course. Is the customer under 22 years of age? Yes, go to Step 4 No, go to Step 5
4	Customer is under 22 years of age + Read more ... Advise customer they can satisfy YA mutual obligation requirements by undertaking approved activities, for example, voluntary work, training course or job search. Note: customers who have not completed Year 12 (or equivalent) or a Certificate III or higher qualification may undertake other approved activities of at least 25 hours per week to satisfy their mutual obligation requirements. See Mutual obligation requirements for Youth Allowance job seekers under 22 years of age who have not completed Year 12 or an equivalent level of education (Certificate III or higher) qualification. If the customer is required to satisfy mutual obligation requirements by job search, they are required to look for any suitable work which will not affect their ability to commence their course (for example, temporary, part-time or casual work). See Coding new study details. Procedure ends here.
5	Customer is 22 or over + Read more ... Advise customer they must remain on JSP and satisfy the JSP mutual obligation requirements during the period prior to commencing their course. They can satisfy mutual obligation requirements by looking for casual, temporary or part-time work that will not affect their ability to commence their course. To assess the YA (student) claim, see Assessing and coding a transfer to Austudy or Youth Allowance (YA) student claim from another payment.
6	Customer receiving YA (student) + Read more ... If a YA student cannot be considered a continuing/intending student, end the course of study. See Student to job seeker transfers.