An eligible young person (EYP) is someone who:
Note: Being an eligible young person has no significance of itself in the context of compensation following death. However, if an eligible young person was or is deemed to have been the dependant (see 7.5.1 [2] and 7.5.2 [3]) of a deceased member who was wholly or partly dependent on the member immediately before that member's death, that young person will be entitled to lump sum and possibly also periodic payment compensation in respect of that death.
Note that:
Persons over the age of 16 who are alleged to be eligible young persons must demonstrate:
a)that they are under the age of 25 – a copy of the birth certificate is required from all eligible young persons claiming any sort of entitlement relating to a member's death.
b)that they are enrolled full-time at a school, college, university or other educational institution – a copy of the enrolment documents is required to substantiate this.
A wholly dependent partner may also be an eligible young person because of age and student status. In such cases, the person is not entitled to compensation otherwise available to eligible young persons. Instead, compensation must be claimed by the person and paid for by the Commission as a wholly dependent partner.
Links
[1] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=comment/reply/18906%23comment-form
[2] https://clik.dva.gov.au/military-compensation-mrca-manuals-and-resources-library/policy-manual/ch-7-compensation-death/75-who-may-be-entitled-compensation-following-death-under-mrca/751-criterion-1-who-can-be-dependant
[3] https://clik.dva.gov.au/military-compensation-mrca-manuals-and-resources-library/policy-manual/ch-7-compensation-death/75-who-may-be-entitled-compensation-following-death-under-mrca/752-criterion-2-what-degree-dependency-did-person-who-meets-criterion-1-have-deceased
[4] https://clik.dva.gov.au/military-compensation-mrca-manuals-and-resources-library/policy-manual/ch-9-other-benefits-under-military-rehabilitation-and-compensation-act-2004