Section 282 — Social Security Act 2018: Effect of cancellation of young parent payment

282 Effect of cancellation of young parent payment (1) On cancellation of P’s young parent payment under section 281(2) ,— (a) P is not entitled to receive any main benefit under this Act for 13 weeks from the date of cancellation; and (b) 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. (2) Subsection (1) is subject to subsection (3) and to sections 320 to 324 (restoration of entitlement after suspension, reduction, cancellation, or non-entitlement). (3) However, during the period of cancellation,— (a) 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 (b) no incentive payments are payable; and (c) the amounts payable must be paid to the young person, or on the young person’s account, personally ( see section 339 ). (4) 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: (a) if P is not already in part-time work, participation in part-time work or work experience: (b) participation in recognised voluntary work (as defined in Schedule 2 ): (c) participation in any other activity that MSD considers will enhance skills or improve motivation. (5) 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). Compare: 1964 No 136 ss 174(2)–(5) , 177(1), (2)