Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Income Support for Students) Act 2010 (17 of 2010)

Schedule 2   Scholarship payments for students

Part 2   Related amendments

Social Security Act 1991

13   After paragraph 8(8)(zjc)

Insert:

(zjd) a payment of a scholarship to a person during a calendar year (other than an excluded payment):

(i) for the person to study, or to undertake research, at an educational institution; or

(ii) for the person's achievement in studying, or in undertaking research, at an educational institution;

to the extent that the payment does not exceed the person's threshold amount for that year;

Note: For excluded payment see subsection (8AA). For educational institution see subsection 23(1). For threshold amount see subsection (8AB).