Contents
Chapter 2—Pensions, benefits and allowances 1
Part 2.13A—Education entry payment 1
Division 1—Recipients of pension PP (single) 1
665A..................... Payment to recipient of pension PP (single)....................... 1
665B...................... Amount of section 665A payment...................................... 1
665C...................... Need for claim.................................................................... 1
Division 2—Recipients of disability support pension 2
665E...................... Payment to a disability support pensioner........................... 2
665F...................... Amount of section 665E payment....................................... 2
665G..................... Need for claim.................................................................... 2
Division 4—Special benefit recipients 3
665M..................... Payment to a special benefit recipient.................................. 3
665N..................... Amount of section 665M payment..................................... 3
665P...................... Need for claim.................................................................... 3
Division 6—Jobseeker payment recipients 4
665U..................... Payment to recipient............................................................ 4
665V..................... Amount of section 665U payment...................................... 5
665W..................... Need for claim.................................................................... 5
Division 8A—Carer payment recipients 6
665ZFA................. Payment to a carer payment recipient.................................. 6
665ZFB................. Amount of section 665ZFA payment................................. 6
665ZFC................. Need for claim.................................................................... 6
Division 12—Recipients of PP (partnered) 7
665ZU................... Payment to recipient of PP (partnered)............................... 7
665ZV................... Amount of section 665ZU payment.................................... 8
665ZW.................. Need for claim.................................................................... 8
Division 12A—Recipients of youth allowance (other) 9
665ZX................... Payment to recipient of youth allowance (other)................. 9
665ZXA................ Amount of section 665ZX payment.................................. 10
665ZXB................ Need for claim.................................................................. 10
665ZXC................ Cessation of Division....................................................... 10
Division 13—Protection of education entry payment 11
665ZY................... Education entry payment to be absolutely inalienable....... 11
665ZZ.................... Effect of garnishee or attachment order............................. 11
Division 14—Education entry payment supplement 13
665ZZA................. Qualification for education entry payment supplement..... 13
665ZZB................. Amount of education entry payment supplement.............. 13
665ZZC................. Separate claim not needed................................................. 13
665ZZD................. Education entry payment supplement taken to be part of education entry payment for purposes of social security law....................................................................... 13
665ZZE................. Cessation of Division....................................................... 14
Part 2.15—Special benefit 15
Division 1—Qualification for and payability of special benefit 15
Subdivision A—Qualification 15
729........................ Qualification for special benefit........................................ 15
729A..................... Time limit on qualification for certain recipients of special benefit 22
729AA.................. Effect of industrial action on qualification conditions of certain claimants for special benefit 23
729B...................... Certain recipients of special benefit cease to be qualified for special benefit after 52 weeks 24
729C...................... Consequence of subsection 729B(2) determination.......... 24
730........................ Determination of period.................................................... 25
Subdivision B—Payability 25
732........................ Special benefit not payable if benefit rate nil..................... 25
733........................ Assets test—benefit not payable if assets value limit exceeded 25
734........................ Value of assets of members of couples............................. 27
735........................ Multiple entitlement exclusion.......................................... 28
736........................ Secretary may require certain persons to attend courses or undertake work 29
737........................ Full‑time students............................................................. 30
738........................ Payments under certain education schemes....................... 31
739........................ SPB homeless person....................................................... 32
739A..................... Newly arrived resident’s waiting period........................... 32
739B...................... Secretary to act in accordance with guidelines.................. 35
739C...................... Guidelines for exercise of Secretary’s powers under subsection 739A(7) 35
Subdivision D—Situations where special benefit not payable to persons who are nominated visa holders (administrative breaches) 35
745H..................... Situations where special benefit not payable for failure to comply with certain requirements 35
Subdivision F—Other situations where special benefit not payable to persons who are nominated visa holders 36
745M..................... Seasonal workers.............................................................. 36
745N..................... Move to area of lower employment prospects.................. 37
Division 4—Rate of special benefit 39
746........................ Rate of special benefit....................................................... 39
747........................ Approved program of work supplement for persons who are nominated visa holders 39
759........................ Effect of industrial action on rate of special benefit payable to persons who are nominated visa holders 40
Division 9—Bereavement payments 42
Subdivision AA—Death of partner 42
768A..................... Qualification for payments under this Subdivision........... 42
768B...................... Continued payment of partner’s pension or benefit.......... 43
768C...................... Lump sum payable in some circumstances....................... 43
768D..................... Adjustment of a person’s special benefit rate.................... 45
768E...................... Effect of death of person entitled to payments under this Subdivision 45
768F...................... Matters affecting payments under this Subdivision.......... 47
Part 2.16—Special needs pensions 49
Division 1A—Time limit on grant of special needs wife pension 49
771P...................... Special needs wife pension not to be granted after 30 June 1995 49
Division 1B—Time limit on grant of other special needs pensions 50
771PA................... Special needs pensions not to be granted after 20 September 2000 50
Division 1—Qualifications for and payability of special needs pensions 51
Subdivision A—Qualification 51
772........................ Qualification for special needs age pension...................... 51
773........................ Qualification for special needs disability support pension 52
774........................ Qualification for special needs wife pension..................... 52
Subdivision B—Payability 52
779........................ Special needs pension not payable if pension rate nil........ 52
783........................ Second special needs pension generally not payable after cancellation of initial pension 53
787........................ Multiple entitlement exclusion.......................................... 53
Division 5—Rate of special needs pension 55
796........................ How to work out a person’s special needs pension rate... 55
Special Needs Proportional Rate Calculator 56
Module A—Overall rate calculation process 56
Module B—Australian working life residence 57
Module C—Residence factor 59
Division 10—Bereavement payments 60
Subdivision A—Death of partner 60
822........................ Qualification for payments under this Subdivision........... 60
823........................ Continued payment of deceased partner’s previous entitlement 62
824........................ Lump sum payable in some circumstances....................... 63
825........................ Adjustment of rate of person’s special needs pension...... 64
826........................ Effect of death of person entitled to payments under this Subdivision 65
827........................ Matters affecting payment of benefits under this Subdivision 66
Subdivision C—Death of recipient 67
830........................ Death of recipient.............................................................. 67
Part 2.17—Economic security strategy payment 69
900........................ Qualification for economic security strategy payment....... 69
901........................ Amount of economic security strategy payment—general 70
902........................ Amount of economic security strategy payment—person receiving carer allowance 71
Part 2.18—Training and learning bonus 73
910........................ Qualification for training and learning bonus.................... 73
911........................ Amount of training and learning bonus............................ 74
Part 2.18A—Clean energy payments 76
Division 1—Clean energy advances 76
Subdivision A—Qualifying for clean energy advances 76
914........................ Recipients of certain social security payments.................. 76
914A..................... Recipients of austudy, youth allowance, some disability support pensions and some special benefits 77
914B...................... Disregard nil rate in certain circumstances........................ 79
914C...................... Limits on qualifying for multiple advances....................... 79
Subdivision B—Amount of a clean energy advance 80
914D..................... Amount of a clean energy advance................................... 80
914E...................... Clean energy advance daily rate....................................... 80
914F...................... Number of advance days.................................................. 85
Subdivision C—Top‑up payments of clean energy advance 85
914G..................... Top‑up payments of clean energy advance....................... 85
Division 2—Quarterly energy supplement 87
915........................ When quarterly energy supplement is payable.................. 87
915A..................... Electing to receive quarterly energy supplement............... 87
915B...................... Rate of quarterly energy supplement................................. 88
Division 4—Essential medical equipment payment 89
917A..................... Definitions........................................................................ 89
917B...................... Qualification for essential medical equipment payment..... 89
917C...................... The medical needs requirement......................................... 91
917D..................... The concession card requirement...................................... 92
917E...................... The energy account requirement....................................... 92
917F...................... Availability of payments................................................... 93
917G..................... Amount of payment.......................................................... 94
917H..................... Non‑receipt of social security payment............................. 94
Division 5—Multiple qualification exclusions 95
918........................ Multiple qualification exclusions...................................... 95
Part 2.19—Carer allowance 96
Division 1—Interpretation 96
952........................ Carer allowance definitions............................................... 96
Division 2—Qualification for and payability of carer allowance 97
Subdivision A—Qualification 97
953........................ Qualification for carer allowance—caring for either 1 or 2 disabled children 97
953A..................... Remaining qualified for carer allowance after child turns 16 99
954........................ Qualification for carer allowance—caring for a disabled adult in a private home of both the adult and the carer........................................................................................ 100
954A..................... Qualification for carer allowance—caring for a disabled adult in a private home not shared by the adult and carer................................................................................ 101
954B...................... Qualification for carer allowance—receiving carer payment for caring for child or children 103
955........................ Qualification for carer allowance—hospitalisation.......... 103
956........................ Absence from Australia.................................................. 104
957........................ Effect of cessation of care etc. on carer allowance.......... 105