Clause 11. Payment and amount of grant

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Payment and amount of grant

(1)

MSD may make a grant, of the relevant kinds described in the Schedules, to an applicant who is eligible under clause 6.

(2)

In exercising the discretion in subclause (1), MSD must have regard to the applicant's circumstances to determine which amounts in the Schedules are most appropriate for the applicant's relocation.

(3)

Despite subclause (2) MSD must-

(a)

only pay 1 amount from each of the Schedules; and

(b)

not make a payment to an applicant from Schedule 2 if the applicant does not require financial assistance to move their possessions; and

(c)

where an applicant intends to relocate by both land and air or sea, only pay the applicant the relevant amount in clause 2 of Schedule 1; and

(d)

where an applicant, despite having an immediate family, only intends to relocate themselves or part of their immediate family, only pay the amount that reflects the members of their immediate family who are relocating with them; and

(e)

not make a grant to an applicant if they or their spouse or partner (if any) have already received a grant under this programme within the previous 52-weeks.

(4)

Grants under this programme must be paid as 1 lump sum to the applicant.