Paying other assistance for young partners during an obligations sanction
Where a young partner has had an obligation failure, the assistance that is still available to them depends on the failure number and whether the young person is youth money managed or not.
Subject to youth money management
Assistance type | Grade 1 | Grade 2 | Grade 3 |
Emergency Benefit | n/a | n/a | no |
Accommodation Supplement | yes | yes | no |
Temporary Additional Support | yes | yes | no |
Disability Allowance* | yes | yes | yes |
Child Disability Allowance** | yes | yes | yes |
Special Needs Grants | no Primary client may be eligible | no Primary client may be eligible | yes Failure to meet their obligations will be a factor when MSD is considering an application in these circumstances |
Advance Payment of Benefit | yes Generally not paid, should improve their situation by recomplying | yes Generally not paid, should improve their situation by recomplying | no Partners may be eligible |
Childcare Assistance | yes | yes | yes |
Guaranteed Childcare Assistance Payment | yes | yes | yes |
Transition to employment | yes | yes | yes |
Winter Energy Payment | yes | yes | no |
* Paid directly to young person (not included as part of youth money management)
** Paid directly to young person (not included as part of youth money management)
Not subject to youth money management
Assistance type | Grade 1 | Grade 2 | Grade 3 |
Emergency Benefit | n/a | no | no |
Accommodation Supplement | yes | no | no |
Temporary Additional Support | yes | no | no |
Disability Allowance* | yes | yes | yes |
Child Disability Allowance** | yes | yes | yes |
Special Needs Grants | no Primary client may be eligible | no Primary client may be eligible | yes Failure to meet their obligations will be a factor when MSD is considering an application in these circumstances |
Advance Payment of Benefit | yes Generally not paid, should improve their situation by recomplying | yes Generally not paid, should improve their situation by recomplying | no |
Childcare Assistance | yes | yes | yes |
Guaranteed Childcare Assistance Payment | yes | yes | yes |
Transition to employment | yes | yes | yes |
Winter Energy Payment | yes | no | no |
Legislation
- How non-entitlement period, etc, affects supplementary benefits, and spouse or partner section 230 Social Security Act 2018
- Sanctions: young person obligations part 5, subpart 3 section 272-274 Social Security Act 2018
- Sanctions: young parent obligations part 5, section 283-285 Social Security Act 2018
- Restriction on Payments clause 9.11 Special Needs Grants Programme
- Persons becoming sick during Non-entitlement Period clause 17.5 Special Needs Grants Programme
