Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A04993:body:0:p58
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A04993
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for an advance payment of job search allowance or newstart allowance—job search allowance, newstart allowance or youth training allowance; or

       (ii) if the person is applying for an advance payment of any other social security entitlement—a social security pension, a social security benefit or a service pension; and

    (c) the Secretary is satisfied that the advance payment will be used for the permitted purpose under subsection (3); and

    (d) the Secretary is satisfied that the person will not suffer financial hardship from reductions in instalments of the social security entitlement as a result of receiving the advance payment.

     Note 1: Other provisions of this Act deal with advances of social security payments that are not social security entitlements. For example, section 864A deals with family payment advance, section 1047A deals with mobility allowance advance and Part 2.23 deals with advance pharmaceutical allowance.
Note 2: For social security entitlement see subsection 23(1).

Qualifying period

"(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b) the qualifying period is:

    (a) if the person is seeking an advance payment of job search allowance or newstart allowance of more than $500—the 6 months immediately before the person's application for the advance payment; or

    (b) in any other case—the 3 months immediately before the person's application for the advance payment.

Permitted purpose

"(3) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(c) the permitted purpose is:

    (a) for an advance payment of job search allowance or newstart allowance of not more than $500—to help the person search for work or participate in activities related to finding paid employment; or

    (b) for an advance payment of job search allowance or newstart allowance of more than $500—to help the person comply with any of the following agreements that the person has entered into:

       (i) a Job Search Activity Agreement;

       (ii) a Newstart Activity Agreement;

       (iii) a Case Management Activity Agreement (within the meaning of the Employment Services Act 1994); or

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    (c) for an advance payment of any other social security entitlement—to help meet the living or capital expenses of the person or a family member of the person.

Note: For family member see subsection 23(1).

Disqualification

"(4) A person is not qualified for an advance payment if:

    (a) the maximum amount of advance payment to which the person would be entitled under Division 4 is less than $250; or

    (b) the person has received an advance payment, or an instalment of an advance payment, of a social security entitlement and has not fully repaid the advance payment; or

    (c) the person owes a debt to the Commonwealth under Part 5.2.

"Division 2—Applying for advance payment

Application

"1061B. A person who wants an advance payment of a social security entitlement under this