Youth allowance
youth_allowance(fortnightly_income = 0, annual_income = 0,
fy.year = NULL, include_ES = TRUE, age = 18L,
eligible_if_over22 = FALSE, has_partner = FALSE,
lives_at_home = FALSE, n_dependants = 0L,
isjspceoalfofcoahodeoc = FALSE, is_student = TRUE,
per = c("fortnight", "year"), max_rate = NULL, es = NULL,
taper1 = NULL, taper2 = NULL, FT_YA_student_lower = NULL,
FT_YA_student_upper = NULL, FT_YA_jobseeker_lower = NULL,
FT_YA_jobseeker_upper = NULL, partner_fortnightly_income = 0,
partner_is_pensioner = FALSE, partner_taper = 0.6)
Individual's income. Default is zero. You may provided both; providing both when the ratio is not 26 is an error.
Financial year. Default is current financial year.
(logical, default: TRUE
) If FALSE
do not
include the energy supplement.
The individual's age. Default is 18 years. If type double will be coerced to integer via truncation (i.e. 17.9 becomes 17).
To be eligible for Youth Allowance while over 22, recipients must either commence full-time study or an Australian apprenticeship having been in receipt of an income support payment for at least 6 out of the last 9 months since turning 22, or study an approved course in English where English is not their first language.
Does the individual have a partner?
Does the individual live at home with their parents?
How many dependant children does the individual have?
Is the recipient a single job seeker principal carer, either of large family or foster child/ren, or who is a home or distance educator of child/ren?
Is the individual a student? Note that apprentices are considered students.
How often the payment will be made. Default is fortnightly. At present payments can only be fortnightly.
If not NULL
, a length-1 double representing the
maximum fortnightly rate for youth allowance.
If not NULL
, a length-1 double as the energy supplement.
The amount at which the payment is reduced for each dollar earned between the lower and upper bounds.
The amount at which the payment is reduced for each dollar earned above the upper bound.
Student and apprentice lower bound for which
reduction in payment occurs at rate taper1
.
Student and apprentice upper bound for which
reduction in payment occurs at rate taper1
. Student and apprentice
lower bound for which reduction in payment occurs at rate taper2.
Jobseeker lower bound for which reduction in payment occurs at rate taper1
Jobseeker upper bound for which reduction in
payment occurs at rate taper1. Student and apprentice lower bound for which
reduction in payment occurs at rate taper2
.
The partner's fortnightly income (or zero if no partner).
(logical, default: FALSE
) Is the
individual's partner in receipt of a pension (or benefit)?
The amount by which the payment is reduced for each dollar earned by the individual's partner. (See http://guides.dss.gov.au/guide-social-security-law/4/2/8/40.)