Examples of dependent children, young parents and the child's parent or step-parent
To help you identify when there is a 'dependent child', please see the examples below:
Household | Payments | Outcome |
Parent and young person, aged between 16-18 years old. | Parent getting Sole Parent Support (SPS), Young person receiving no assistance. | Young person is a dependent child. |
Parent and young person aged between 16-18 years old and young person’s baby. | Parent getting Sole Parent Support, young person receiving Young Parent Payment (YPP). | Young person is no longer dependent on their parent however the baby is a dependent child of the young person. |
Parent and young person aged between 16-18 years old and young person’s baby. | Parent getting Sole Parent Support, young person receiving no assistance. | Both the young person and the young person’s baby are dependent children of the parent. |
Couple (parents) and young person aged between 16-18 years old and young person’s baby. | Parents getting Jobseeker Support half married rate, young person receiving no assistance. | Both the young person and the young person’s baby are dependent children of the parents. |
Couple (parents) and young person aged between 16-18 years old and young person’s baby. | Parents getting Jobseeker Support half married rate, young person receiving Young Parent Payment. | Young person is no longer dependent on their parents however the baby is a dependent child of the young person. |
