Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1991 - SECT 1070X

Youth Allowance Rate Calculator

  (1)   If the rate of a person's social security payment is to be calculated in accordance with the Youth Allowance Rate Calculator, the person's partner has a rent increased benefit if the partner:

  (a)   is living with the person in their home; and

  (b)   either:

  (i)   is receiving a social security benefit the rate of which is increased to take account of rent; or

  (ii)   is receiving a designated ABSTUDY payment, or would be receiving such a payment but for the partner's income.

Note 1:   See also subsections   23(4A) and (4AA).

Note 2:   For designated ABSTUDY payment , see subsection   (5).

Benefit Rate Calculator B

  (2)   If the rate of a person's social security payment is to be calculated in accordance with Benefit Rate Calculator B, the person's partner has a rent increased benefit if the partner:

  (a)   is living with the person in their home; and

  (b)   either:

  (i)   is receiving a social security benefit the rate of which is increased to take account of rent; or

  (ii)   is receiving a designated ABSTUDY payment, or would be receiving such a payment but for the partner's income.

Note 1:   See also subsections   23(4A) and (4AA).

Note 2:   For designated ABSTUDY payment , see subsection   (5).

Benefit PP (Partnered) Rate Calculator

  (3)   If the rate of a person's social security payment is to be calculated in accordance with the Benefit PP (Partnered) Rate Calculator, the person's partner has a rent increased benefit if the partner:

  (a)   is living with the person in their home; and

  (b)   either:

  (i)   is receiving a social security benefit the rate of which is increased to take account of rent; or

  (ii)   is receiving a designated ABSTUDY payment, or would be receiving such a payment but for the partner's income.

Note 1:   See also subsections   23(4A) and (4AA).

Note 2:   For designated ABSTUDY payment , see subsection   (5).

Austudy Payment Rate Calculator

  (4)   If the rate of a person's social security payment is to be calculated in accordance with the Austudy Payment Rate Calculator, the person's partner has a rent increased benefit if the partner:

  (a)   is living with the person in their home; and

  (b)   either:

  (i)   is receiving a social security benefit the rate of which is increased to take account of rent; or

  (ii)   is receiving a designated ABSTUDY payment, or would be receiving such a payment but for the partner's income.

Note 1:   See also subsections   23(4A) and (4AA).

Note 2:   For designated ABSTUDY payment , see subsection   (5).

Designated ABSTUDY payment

  (5)   For the purposes of this section, a designated ABSTUDY payment is a payment under the scheme known as the ABSTUDY scheme:

  (a)   the rate of which is increased to take account of rent; and

  (b)   that includes an amount identified as living allowance.

Note:   Section   10A contains many of the definitions that are relevant to the provisions of this Part.