Change in age

Generally when a young person turns 20 years old the Young Parent Payment should stop. However there are two situations where the payment can continue to be paid after they turn 20 years old. These are where a young person:

• must receive Young Parent Payment for a minimum of six months and cannot receive another main benefit (excluding Supported Living Payment - health condition, injury or disability) until after this period
• chooses to continue to receive Young Parent Payment if they remain in education, training, or work-based learning

An expiry is automatically set on SWIFTT for the benefit to stop on the later of:

• the young person's 20th birthday
• the 31 December in the year in which the young person reaches the age of 20 (when the young person is attending school)
• the course end date or 31 December in the year the young person reaches the age of 20 (whichever is the earlier) - when the young person is in tertiary education, training or work-based learning or
• the date after the young person has turned 20 years they have spent a minimum of six months receiving Young Parent Payment

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• Must receive payment for six months
• Chooses to remain on Young Parent Payment past 20 years of age