Section 54 — Social Security Act 2018: Youth payment: continuation after turning 18 years old

54 Youth payment: continuation after turning 18 years old (1) This section sets out the circumstances in which, despite section 49(a) , a youth payment granted to a person ( P ) continues (if P is otherwise entitled to it) after P turns 18. (2) If a youth payment begins less than 6 months before P turns 18, the payment continues until the close of the day that is 6 months after it began. (3) If P is continuing in a course of education or training or approved work-based learning when P turns 18, P’s youth payment continues until,— (a) if the course is a course of secondary education or if the course ends in December, the close of the following 31 March: (b) in any other case, the close of the day that the course ends. (4) If subsections (2) and (3) both apply to P, P’s youth payment continues until the later of the 2 dates that apply under those subsections. (5) While a youth payment continues under subsection (2), P is not eligible to be granted— (a) sole parent support; or (b) an emergency benefit; or (c) jobseeker support; or (d) supported living payment on ground of caring for another person. Compare: 1964 No 136 s 162