Youth Payment : Contents
Redirection of Youth Payment
For young people subject to youth money management the Youth Payment and any ongoing Extra help must be redirected to pay for:
- the young person's accommodation and service costs, for example rent, board, power, phone
- the young person's lawful debts or other liabilities, for example Child Support payments, Work and Income debts
- food and groceries via a payment card
Note Disability Allowance is paid directly to the young person.
For more information see:
Legislation
- Youth payment: criteria for incentive payments Part 2, subpart 4 Social Security Regulations 2018
- Youth money management Part 6, subpart 5 Social Security Regulations 2018
- Payment of benefits sections 338-343 Social Security Act 2018
- Credit on payment card, etc, at end of youth money management section 345 Social Security Act 2018
