(a)is in hardship; and
(b)is not entitled or eligible to receive any other main benefit under this Act or New Zealand superannuation or a veteran’s pension; and
(c)is unable to earn enough income to support P and P’s spouse or partner (if any).
Compare: 1964 No 136 s 161
54Youth payment: continuation after turning 18 years old
(1)This section sets out the circumstances in which, despite section 49(a), a youth payment granted to a person (P) continues (if P is otherwise entitled to it) after P turns 18.
(2)If a youth payment begins less than 6 months before P turns 18, the payment continues until the close of the day that is 6 months after it began.
(3)If P is continuing in a course of education or training or approved work-based learning when P turns 18, P’s youth payment continues until,—
(a)if the course is a course of secondary education or if the course ends in December, the close of the following 31 March:
(b)in any other case, the close of the day that the course ends.
(4)If subsections (2) and (3) both apply to P, P’s youth payment continues until the later of the 2 dates that apply under those subsections.
(5)While a youth payment continues under subsection (2), P is not eligible to be granted—
(a)sole parent support; or
(b)an emergency benefit; or
(c)jobseeker support; or
(d)supported living payment on ground of caring for another person.
Compare: 1964 No 136 s 162
55Youth payment: incentive payments
(1)If a young person to whom a youth payment is payable meets the criteria prescribed for the purposes of this section by regulations made under section 418(1)(c), the person is also entitled to be paid the appropriate incentive payment stated in subpart 3 of Part 6 of Schedule 4.
(2)The entitlement in subsection (1) is subject to sections 288 and 289.
Compare: 1964 No 136 s 163(2), (3)
56Young parent payment: requirements
(1)A person (P) is entitled to a young parent payment if—
