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Child income

Personal earnings

A dependent child's personal earnings are not charged as income against the Emergency Maintenance Allowance.

However, a child in full-time employment and financially independent cannot be included as a dependent child in the benefit.

Other income

A child may get other income that is not personal earnings.

For more information about how to treat other forms of child's income see:

Full-time employment is paid employment for 30 hours or more each week. This includes temporary or casual employment during any week that a person works for 30 hours or more.

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