Coronavirus Economic Response Package Omnibus Act 2020 (22 of 2020)

Schedule 11   Additional support for income support recipients

Part 1   Main amendments

Social Security Act 1991

13   After section 540B

Insert:

540BA Qualification for youth allowance - coronavirus

(1) A person is qualified for a youth allowance in respect of a period if:

(a) the person satisfies the requirements determined in an instrument under subsection (2); and

(b) the person is not undertaking full-time study and is not a new apprentice; and

(c) throughout the period the person is of youth allowance age (see Subdivision D); and

(d) throughout the period the person:

(i) is an Australian resident; or

(ii) is exempt from the residence requirement within the meaning of subsection 7(7).

(2) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, determine requirements for the purposes of paragraph (1)(a). The Minister must be satisfied that the requirements are determined in response to circumstances relating to the coronavirus known as COVID-19.

(3) Without limiting subsection (2), the requirements may depend on the Secretary being satisfied of one or more specified matters.

(4) A person is not qualified for a youth allowance under subsection (1) after the end of the period covered by subsection 557(2).