Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01281:clause:1ab_41
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01281
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1AB cl 41
Character Range: 342407–345225

41        Transition to Independent Living Allowance                                                                                                           To support eligible young people exiting out‑of‑home care to meet some of the costs of moving from care to independent living and promote long‑term economic and social stability by providing one or more of the following:
                                                                                                                                                               (a) funding for goods and services:
                                                                                                                                                               (i) necessary to support the transition to independence in line with the goals outlined in a transition to independence plan (under which the exact use of payments is agreed upon by the young person concerned and his or her case worker); and
                                                                                                                                                               (ii) which may include funding for costs associated with securing stable accommodation or the purchase of essential household items;
                                                                                                                                                               (b) support to access education, training or transport.
                                                                                                                                                               This objective also has the effect it would have if it were limited to providing support:
                                                                                                                                                               (a) by providing family allowances, child endowment, unemployment benefits and benefits to students; or
                                                                                                                                                               (b) by engaging in measures to meet Australia's international obligations in relation to children, in particular those under the Convention on the Rights of the Child; or
                                                                                                                                                               (c) in a Territory; or
                                                                                                                                                               (d) by engaging in measures that are peculiarly adapted to the government of a nation and cannot otherwise be carried on for the benefit of the nation.