Allowances may be paid direct to the applicant or to an agent nominated by the applicant (eg the school, private board provider, or the student). It should be however, that the applicant remains responsible for any overpayment, that may occur (see ) irrespective of who receives the payment. 5.2 Boarding Allowance and Additional Boarding Allowance Introduction Th Part outlines the intention, rates and eligibility requirements of Boarding Allowance and Additional Boarding Allowance. Purpose of Boarding Allowance Components of Boarding Allowance Eligibility for Basic Boarding Allowance Approved board arrangement Eligibility for Additional Boarding Allowance Students in foster care Boarding Costs Actual boarding charges Boarding fees paid by another Additional Boarding Allowance entitlement Maximum rates of entitlement Entitlement for part-time boarders Entitlement for short term boarders 5.2.1 Purpose of Boarding Allowance The Boarding Allowance intended to contribute towards the costs incurred by in boarding families a student away from home to have daily access to appropriate schooling. 5.2.2 Components of Boarding Allowance There are two components of Boarding Allowance: the Basic Boarding Allowance component which payable to all eligible students who board away from home (see ); the Additional Boarding Allowance component, which subject to the Parental Income Test (see ) and boarding costs. See section 6.4 for details on situations where the Parental Income Test may be waived. 5.2.3 Eligibility for Basic Boarding Allowance To qualify for the Basic Boarding Allowance component a student: must live away from home in an approved boarding arrangement during school term (see ); must not be in receipt of a pension - the Pensioner Education Supplement available for students in receipt of certain pensions (see ); and must not have been formally placed in full-time residential care at a special institution by a authority that provides a foster care allowance (or similar allowance intended for the upkeep of the student) to the institution/organation that operates that institution.
Allowances may be paid direct to the applicant or to an agent nominated by the applicant (eg the school, private board provider, or the student). It should be however, that the applicant remains responsible for any overpayment, that may occur (see ) irrespective of who receives the payment. 5.2 Boarding Allowance and Additional Boarding Allowance Introduction Th Part outlines the intention, rates and eligibility requirements of Boarding Allowance and Additional Boarding Allowance. Purpose of Boarding Allowance Components of Boarding Allowance Eligibility for Basic Boarding Allowance Approved board arrangement Eligibility for Additional Boarding Allowance Students in foster care Boarding Costs Actual boarding charges Boarding fees paid by another Additional Boarding Allowance entitlement Maximum rates of entitlement Entitlement for part-time boarders Entitlement for short term boarders 5.2.1 Purpose of Boarding Allowance The Boarding Allowance intended to contribute towards the costs incurred by families in boarding a student away from home to have daily access to appropriate schooling. 5.2.2 Components of Boarding Allowance There are two components of Boarding Allowance: the Basic Boarding Allowance component which payable to all eligible students who board away from home (see ); the Additional Boarding Allowance component, which subject to the Parental Income Test (see ) and boarding costs. See section 6.4 for details on situations where the Parental Income Test may be waived. 5.2.3 Eligibility for Basic Boarding Allowance To qualify for the Basic Boarding Allowance component a student: must live away from home in an approved boarding arrangement during school term (see ); must not be in receipt of a pension - the Pensioner Education Supplement available for students in receipt of certain pensions (see ); and must not have been formally placed in full-time residential care at a special institution by a authority that provides a foster care allowance (or similar allowance intended for the upkeep of the student) to the institution/organation that operates that institution.
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