Payment to the non-sanctioned partner

For married, civil union or de facto couples getting Youth Payment, their benefit is not apportioned.

When a young person has their Youth Payment sanctioned, the non-sanctioned partner will continue to get:

• their full Youth Payment and any incentive payments they have earned and
• where the other young person is subject to 100% suspension, 50% of the supplementary assistance the couple was entitled and the full couple rate of Winter Energy Payment

Note this may or may not be paid under youth money management.

Accommodation Supplement and Temporary Additional Assistance can only be paid to one person. The YSSU will need to:

• regrant supplementary assistance to the non-sanctioned young person and pay at 50% of the rate the couple were getting prior to the sanction being imposed
• review each of the young persons' redirections

Where the non-sanctioned young person is already receiving the supplementary assistance, the YSSU will need to reduce the amount they are getting by 50% and review the non-sanctioned young person's redirections.

For more information see:

• Paying other assistance during an activity obligations sanction