Young person turns 20 years old

Generally when a young person turns 20 years old the Young Parent Payment should stop. However there are  2 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 6 months and cannot receive another main benefit (excluding Supported Living Payment on the ground of having a 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

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