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Away from Home Allowance Programme

Unofficial consolidated version of the Away from Home Allowance Programme
-- as at 1 April 2026

Pursuant to section 124(1)(d) of the Social Security Act 1964, I, Roger Morrison Sowry, Minister of Social Welfare, establish and approve the following welfare programme for special assistance.

This welfare programme is saved by clause 21 of Schedule 1 of the Social Security Act 2018 as if it were a special assistance programme approved and established under section 101 of the Act.

Dated the 19th of January 1998

Roger Sowry
Minister of Social Welfare

Contents

1 Title and commencement

2 Definitions

3 Purpose

4 Application of the Social Security Act

5 Away from home allowance

6 Application for Allowance

7 Rate of Allowance

8 Beginning and end of Allowance

9 Payment of Allowance

List of amendments

Gazette notice: Number 682, dated 29 January 1998