Section 163 — Social Security Act 2018: When education obligation or training obligation begins for young parent

163 When education obligation or training obligation begins for young parent (1) This section applies to a young person— (a) who receives a young parent payment; and (b) who is principal caregiver of the young person’s youngest dependent child. (2) The obligation set out in section 162(1)(a) begins to apply to the young person only on the earlier of the following days: (a) the first day on which— (i) the child is at least 6 months old; and (ii) a suitable place is available for the young person in a teen parent unit; and (iii) MSD is satisfied that there are no special circumstances justifying the obligation’s beginning to apply later: (b) the day on which the child becomes 12 months old. (3) In this section, teen parent unit means an educational facility for teenage parents attached to a State school (within the meaning of the Education Act 1989 ). Compare: 1964 No 136 s 170(4)