Sole Parent Support clients who no longer qualify for benefit while studying full-time

Sole parent clients do not qualify for Sole Parent Support when their youngest dependent child turns 14.

If a client studying full-time no longer qualifies for Sole Parent Support part way through the year as their youngest dependent child turns 14, there are 2 options the client may consider:

• continue full-time study and check whether they qualify for Student Allowance or Student Loan (including Student Loan living costs) - they will no longer qualify for Training Incentive Allowance under this option
• change to part-time study, keep getting Training Incentive Allowance, and transfer to Jobseeker Support. They must also be available for full-time work.

If a client tells the Ministry of Social Development of a change in circumstances, which means they will qualify for Jobseeker Support, from the date they no longer qualify for Sole Parent Support (e.g. they changed to part-time study), their rate of Training Incentive Allowance will be reassessed