13.8.3.1 Initial scholarship amount
When a person becomes eligible for the Relocation Scholarship for the first time, the higher amount will generally be payable to that person. However, the higher amount cannot be paid if:
either
(a) the person has previously received a student relocation payment;
or
13.6.5.5 Legislative References
DHS clients’ social security legislation was amended by the:
Similar amendments were made to the MRCAETS and the VCES via the:
13.6.5.4 Recoveries
The Income Support Bonus paid by DHS ceased December 2016, with the last payment being September 2016.
Only one Income Support Bonus payment can be paid to a student or parent in relation to a test date (20 March or 20 September).
The following are examples of when a payment is recovered.
13.6.5.3 Department of Human Services (DHS)
The Income Support Bonus paid by DHS (now known as Services Australia) ceased in December 2016, with the last payment to their clients being Septemer 2016. The information below is for historical purposes only.
Income Management
13.6.5.2 Receiving the Income Support Bonus
The Income Support Bonus is paid to the person or persons receiving the education allowance and is automatically paid into their bank account.
If a shared care arrangement exists for the payment of the education allowance (for separated parents), those proportions will be applied to the Income Support Bonus.
Amounts
The current Income Support Bonus amount can be found in the payment rates chart.
13.6.5.1 Eligibility
DVA clients eligible to receive the Income Support Bonus must be:
No claim is required to be lodged for the Income Support Bonus
13.6.4.8 Legislative References
The Schoolkids Bonus ceased in December 2016. The authority for this was:
which received Royal Assent 5 September 2014.
The authority for the Schoolkids Bonus was derived from the:
13.6.4.7 Income Management
The Schoolkids Bonus ceased in December 2016; with the last payment being July 2016.
DVA Education Schemes payments are not Income Managed because they are considered to be compensation payments.
13.6.4.6 Payment Errors
The Schoolkids Bonus ceased December 2016; with the last payment being July 2016.
DVA was paying the Schoolkids Bonus under family assistance law and the social security law and thus were agents of DSS. As a result, it was not VEA or MRCA legislative provisions that applied to the Schoolkids Bonus.
