Have there been any discussions about Youth Allowance requiring full time study if option B is selected, as this would be more intensive for those students?

The accessibility of Youth Allowance will be unchanged by a new academic calendar. Youth Allowance is calculated based upon the study load over an entire year. Therefore, the choice of academic calendar will have no impact on accessibility for Youth Allowance, though may change how we administer it.

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