282Effect of cancellation of young parent payment

1. On cancellation of P’s young parent payment under section 281(2),—

2. P is not entitled to receive any main benefit under this Act for 13 weeks from the date of cancellation; and
3. to be again entitled to a main benefit under this Act, P must apply for the benefit and establish that P is eligible for it.

4. Subsection (1) is subject to subsection (3) and to sections 320 to 324 (restoration of entitlement after suspension, reduction, non-financial sanction, cancellation, or non-entitlement).

5. However, during the period of cancellation,—

6. P is entitled to receive half of the applicable rate of the young parent payment and only half the abatement rate in clause 11 or 12 of Part 6 of Schedule 4 (as the case requires) applies to that rate; but
7. no incentive payments are payable; and
8. the amounts payable must be paid to the young person, or on the young person’s account, personally (see section 339).

9. For the purposes of section 324, an approved activity for P during the period of non-entitlement is any of the following approved by MSD:

10. if P is not already in part-time work, participation in part-time work or work experience:
11. participation in recognised voluntary work (as defined in Schedule 2):
12. participation in any other activity that MSD considers will enhance skills or improve motivation.

13. In order to satisfy itself that a young person has established continued eligibility for a young parent payment, MSD may require the young person to comply with the requirements of section 297(1) as if applying for a young parent payment (and that section, with all necessary modifications, applies accordingly).