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Social Security Act 2018

Assistance - Young parent payment

57: When person is study ready

You could also call this:

“When you're ready or available for full-time study or training”

You are considered study ready if you are doing or are available to do full-time education or training that leads to NCEA level 2 or a qualification that is similar or higher. The Ministry of Social Development (MSD) decides what counts as an equivalent qualification.

You can also be study ready if you would be available for full-time education or training, but you can’t do it right now because of special circumstances. These circumstances might be reasons why you don’t have to do education or training for a while, as explained in section 163 of this law. Or they might be reasons that would let you be excused from having to do education or training, as explained in section 157 of this law.

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Part 2 Assistance
Young parent payment

57When person is study ready

  1. In this subpart, a person is study ready if the person—

  2. is undertaking or is available for full-time education or training leading to—
    1. NCEA level 2; or
      1. an equivalent (in MSD’s opinion) or higher qualification; or
      2. would be available for full-time education or training were it not for circumstances—
        1. under which the obligation to undertake education or training does not, under section 163, for the time being apply to the young person; or
          1. that would qualify the person for an exemption under the regulations referred to in section 157 from the obligation to undertake education or training.

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