Where there is more than one possible Approved applicant with whom the student lives (eg both parents) and the one who applied for benefits dies, the other automatically becomes the person entitled to receive any remaining entitlements for the year (see 2.1.8 regarding the need for a new form).
If there is only one Approved applicant with whom the student lives (for example, a sole parent) and that applicant dies, the question of continuing eligibility for the student and the ongoing payment of benefits for the remainder of the year should be examined in the light of who now has responsibility for the student and what now constitutes the Principal family home. Also see 4.4.4 regarding continuity.
If, in the circumstances described in 2.4.2, the Approved applicant dies after receiving a term instalment in advance, that instalment stands as the correct payment for the term. No attempt should be made to recover any part of the payment from the applicant’s estate. Also see 4.4.4 regarding continuity.
Any entitlement due to a person who may assume responsibility for the student after the applicant’s death commences at the beginning of the following term.
If, in the circumstances described in 2.4.2, the Approved applicant dies after receiving a fortnightly in arrears payment then the payment made immediately after (that is, up to 14 days following) the applicant's death stands as the correct payment due to that applicant.
Any entitlement due to a person who may assume responsibility for the student after the applicant’s death commences at the beginning of the pay period immediately following the original applicant’s death.