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to be payable, if the person:

(a) was not a member of a couple; and

(b) was not receiving rent assistance; and

(c) was not receiving remote area allowance; and

(d) had turned 21 but had not turned 60; and

(e) has no dependent children.

Amount of section 664HA payment

"664HB. The amount of an employment entry payment under section 664HA is $100.00.".

Need for a claim

6. Section 665 of the Principal Act is amended:

(a) by omitting from subsection (1) "or 664G" and substituting ", 664G or 664HA";

(b) by omitting from subsection (3) "or 664G" and substituting ", 664G or 664HA".

Subdivision C—Education entry payment for carer pension recipients

Insertion of Division

7. After section 665ZF of the Principal Act the following Division is inserted:

"Division 8A—Carer pension recipients

Payment to a carer pension recipient

"665ZFA. A person is qualified for an education entry payment under this section if:

    (a) the person is receiving a carer pension; and

    (b) the person is qualified, or if he or she were not in receipt of financial supplement under the Student Financial Supplement Scheme would be qualified, to receive pensioner education supplement under the AUSTUDY scheme; and

    (c) either:

        (i) the Secretary is satisfied that the person intends to enrol in a full-time or part-time course of education that is an approved course under the AUSTUDY scheme; or

        (ii) the person is enrolled in such a course; and

    (d) the person has not received a payment under this Part for which he or she made a claim in the current calendar year.

Amount of section 665ZFA payment

"665ZFB. The amount of an education entry payment under section 665ZFA is $200.

Need for a claim

"665ZFC. A person is not qualified for an education entry payment under section 665ZC unless:

(a) the person makes a claim for the payment; and

(b) the claim is in writing and in a form approved by the Secretary.

Claim may be withdrawn

"665ZFD.(1) A claimant for an education entry payment under this Division or a person on behalf of a claimant may withdraw a claim that has not been determined.

"(2) A claim that is withdrawn is taken not to have been made.

"(3) A withdrawal may be made orally or in writing.".

Division 3—Suspension and restoration of fringe benefits payable to disability support pensioner

Suspension may occur instead of automatic termination in some circumstances

8. Section 139 of the Principal Act is amended:

(a) by inserting after subsection (2):

 "(2A) If:

       (a) disability support pension ceases to be payable to a person because the rate of the pension is nil as a result of the income, or increased income, earned by the person from