ClockworkSoldier
Clockwork Army
You unlucky bastard! Lol.
It hasn't been abolished, it'll be abolished as of July 1. At least, I hope to God it is, otherwise I'm fucked because I earned that money before these changes came to effect, just I couldn't apply because I haven't been out of school for over 18 months.The only significant change is that the '19k in 18mths' test has been abolished.
Cool, that's me! But God damn, Centrelink staff (and their website) aren't clarifying shit for me.I read somewhere that as long as you finished school in 08 you will still be able to apply under the 19k in 18 months provision.
Centrelink said:Tightening the criteria for independence
From 1 July 2010, there will be changes to the rules that allow young people to demonstrate their independence by supporting themselves through paid employment (sometimes called the 'gap year provisions' or the 'workforce participation criteria').
What exact date is 18 months after you finished school? (ie. i think you need to find out when Centrelink counts you as having finished school- is it your last HSC exam etc?) If it is before July 1 2010, and you apply to Centrelink before July 1, then you will be safe.It hasn't been abolished, it'll be abolished as of July 1. At least, I hope to God it is, otherwise I'm fucked because I earned that money before these changes came to effect, just I couldn't apply because I haven't been out of school for over 18 months.
If they fuck me over that way, I'm going to get my parents to say (in letter) that they won't support me in any means. Even though I've lived out of home for over a year, supporting myself to every dollar.
I need clarification, even Centrelink doesn't know jack at the moment.
ie. If you apply for youth allowance independence on the basis of the money earnt criteria after July 1, you will only get it if you:Transitional arrangement for 2009 'gap year' students
There are transitional arrangements in place to ensure that students who took a gap year in 2009 to work and earn the amount required to meet the independence rules, with the intention of undertaking higher education in 2010, are not disadvantaged by the changes to the independence criteria.
Between 1 July 2010 and 31 December 2010, you can be assessed as independent if you are considered a 'gap year' student. This means that:
you completed secondary studies in 2008, and
you weren't a full-time student in 2009 (that is, you took a gap year in 2009 to work and earn the amount required to meet the independence rules), and
throughout 2009 you intended to commence full-time study in higher education in 2010, and
you will commence full-time study in an approved scholarship course between 1 January 2010 and 31 December 2010.
In addition to being a 2009 'gap year' student, you must meet one of the following conditions:
you need to live away from your parent's home to study because it takes more than 90 minutes to travel by public transport from your parent's home to your university or institution (including waiting and walking times), or
your parents' combined income in 2008-09 was less than $150,000.
Lol I thought you tried to make an early april fools joke.Student Income Support Reform Measure* Implementation Date*
New Student Start-up Scholarship* 1 April 2010*
New Relocation Scholarship* 1 April 2010*
at the bottom of the 'overview' page
they backtrack the payments to the date you applied. so u'll get a lump sum at first.Yeah, they're quite ambiguous with their wording, aren't they?
Shitty thing is, even though we've earned enough money to get youth allowance, we have to wait the whole 18 months before we can start receiving payments. And I don't think we can even apply until a few weeks before 18 months.
that's good though. That means that the 18 months should be up before july, and you can apply under the old provisions (for the 19grand, 18 months independence test, if that is what you are going for).Okay, I went in there today. According to the woman I spoke to, you need a letter from your school stating the final day that you attended classes there, and the 18 months counts from that day. Not so bad for me, seeing as my brother still goes to that school, but for others that could be a real hassle