Clause 18. Transitional provisions

18.

Transitional provisions

(1)

This subclause applies to any person who, immediately before the commencement of this programme, was receiving or had, on an application made before that commencement, been granted young parent childcare payments under Part 2 of the TIA programme in respect of an eligible child's attendance at an approved early-childhood education programme.

(2)

On the commencement of this programme, a person to whom subclause (1) applies is entitled to receive, without further application, GCAP payments in respect of the eligible child as if granted under clause 7 so long as he or she continues to meet the eligibility requirements for those payments under this programme.

(3)

This subclause applies to any person who, before the commencement of this programme, had made application for young parent childcare payments under the TIA programme but had not yet been granted young parent childcare payments under that programme.

(4)

On the commencement of this programme, the application of a person to whom subclause (3) applies must be treated as an application for GCAP payments under this programme.

(5)

This subclause applies to any overpayments of young parent childcare payments that are recoverable under former clause 18 of the TIA programme.

(6)

Any overpayments to which subclause (5) applies must be treated as overpayments of GCAP payments for the purpose of clause 16 of this programme.