Social Rehabilitation Assistance : Contents
Clients not receiving a main benefit
If a client enters an approved social rehabilitation programme and is not receiving a main benefit, the client should be invited to apply for the appropriate main benefit at the nearest Work and Income service centre.
If the client does not qualify for a benefit or chooses not to apply for a main benefit they will not qualify for Social Rehabilitation Assistance.
Clients aged 16 or 17 years old
Clients aged 16 or 17 years old who are resident in an approved social rehabilitation programme may qualify for either Youth Payment or Young Parent Payment.
No stand-down
No stand-down applies to clients who:
- are required to pay all or part of a benefit towards the cost of their treatment or care in a residential programme
For more information see:
- Application process
- Approved Social Rehabilitation programmes
- Supported Living Payment Qualifications
- Young Parent Payment Qualifications
- Youth Payment Qualifications
Legislation
- Interpretation clause 4(1) Social Rehabilitation Assistance Programme
- Application of the Social Security Act clause 5 Social Rehabilitation Assistance Programme
- Social rehabilitation assistance clause 6 Social Rehabilitation Assistance Programme
- Exemptions from stand down: benefit required to be paid towards cost of treatment or care in residential programme regulation 179 Social Security Regulations 2018
