Gets a Student Loan

Getting a Student Loan (including the living cost component) does not mean the child is financially independent.

If the child continues to be the client's primary responsibility and maintained as a member of their family and financially dependent (that is the parent is meeting some of the costs for the child) the child can continue to be included in the benefit until the start of the pay period following:

• the date they turn 18 or
• where the child is 18 and continuing in education, the earlier of:
  • the date they are no longer enrolled in school or tertiary education or
  • the date they are no longer attending school or tertiary education as required or
  • the date the child is financially independent or
  • the date the child leaves the parent or caregiver's care or
  • 31 December of the year they turn 18