Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Income Support for Students) Act 2010 (17 of 2010)

Schedule 1   Youth allowance

Part 2   Income tests

Division 1   Single reduction because of income tests

Social Security Act 1991

10   Point 1067G-A1 (method statement, step 13)

Repeal the step, substitute:

Step 13. Take away from the maximum payment rate the greatest of the following that apply:

(a) the person's reduction for parental income;

(b) the person's reduction for actual means;

(c) the person's income reduction.

(If a reduction described in paragraph (a) or (b) applies, and is not less than any other reduction that applies, take away from the maximum payment rate the first-mentioned reduction.) The result is the provisional fortnightly payment rate . If that rate is nil because of the taking away of a reduction described in paragraph (a) or (b) then youth allowance is not payable to the person.

Note: If a person's maximum payment rate is reduced under this step, section 1210 sets the order in which the components of that rate are to be reduced.