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﻿ 5.1.1 Overview of Rent Assistance
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Rent assistance [3] is an allowance which may be paid fortnightly to a service pensioner [3] or income support supplement [3] recipient to assist in meeting the cost of rented accommodation.
Rent can be broadly defined as amounts paid by a person as a condition of occupancy for a premises which is their principal home [3].
Where a person resides in a retirement village [3], a regular maintenance charge which must be paid as part of condition of occupancy of a retirement village unit can be regarded as rent. In some cases, rent may include gas and electricity charges, where a delegate is reasonably satisfied that these charges form part of the services that are provided by the retirement village and the person does not have a separate contract with a utilities provider.
Where the person receives disability income [3], the amount of rent assistance included in the calculation of their service pension or income support supplement may be reduced by the disability income rent test [3].
A person receiving rent assistance must notify within 14 days (28 days if receiving a remote area allowance [3]) if the person:
enters respite care [3]
SCH6-C2 [8] VEA
Section 5.1.2 Eligibility Criteria for Rent Assistance [10]
Section 5N(2) [8] VEA
Section 5.1.3 Payment of Rent Assistance [13]
5.1.3/Disability Income Rent Test [15]
According to subsection 5M(3) of the VEA [17], premises constitute a retirement village if:
disability pension (as defined by section 5Q(1) [18] of the VEA) including disability pension paid by foreign governments; and
For the full definition of respite care, refer to subsection 5NC(8) of the VEA [17].
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