Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00162:section:5:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00162
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 5 (pt 3/13)
Character Range: 1920349–1923686

to the person for that year by way of:
 (i) pharmaceutical allowance; and
 (ii) advance pharmaceutical allowance;
equals the total amount of pharmaceutical allowance that would have been paid to the person during that year if the person had not received any advance pharmaceutical allowance.
Note 1: For the amount paid to a person by way of pharmaceutical allowance see subsections 19A(2) to (6).
Note 2: The annual limit is affected by:
• how long during the calendar year the person was on pension or benefit;
• the rate of pharmaceutical allowance the person attracts at various times depending on the person's family situation.

Amount of pharmaceutical allowance
 1068‑D10 The amount of pharmaceutical allowance is the amount per fortnight worked out using the following Table:

Pharmaceutical allowance amount table
Column 1                               Column 2                                     Column 3
Item                                   Person's family situation                    Amount per fortnight
1.                                     Not member of couple                         $5.20
2.                                     Partnered                                    $2.60
4.                                     Member of illness separated couple           $5.20
5.                                     Member of respite care couple                $5.20
6.                                     Partnered (partner getting service pension)  $2.60
7.                                     Partnered (partner in gaol)                  $5.20

Note 1: For member of couple, partnered, illness separated couple, respite care couple and partnered (partner in gaol) see section 4.
Note 2: The amounts in column 3 are indexed or adjusted annually in line with CPI increases (see sections 1191 to 1194 and 1206A).

Module G—Income test

Effect of ordinary income on maximum payment rate
 1068‑G1 This is how to work out the effect of a person's ordinary income, and the ordinary income of a partner of the person, on the person's maximum payment rate:

      Method statement
           Step 1. Work out the amount of the person's ordinary income on a fortnightly basis.
                  Note: For the treatment of amounts received from friendly societies, see point 1068‑G4.
           Step 2. If the person is a member of a couple, work out the partner income free area using point 1068‑G9.
                  Note: The partner income free area is the maximum amount of ordinary income the person's partner may have without affecting the person's benefit.
           Step 3. Use paragraphs 1068‑G10(a), (b) and (c) to work out whether the person has a partner income excess.
           Step 4. If the requirements of paragraphs 1068‑G10(a), (b) and (c) are not satisfied then the person's partner income excess is nil.
           Step 5. If the requirements of paragraphs 1068‑G10(a), (b) and (c) are satisfied, the person's partner income excess is the partner's ordinary income less the partner income free area.
           Step 6. Use the person's partner income excess to work out the person's partner income reduction using point 1068‑G11.
           Step 7. Work out whether the person's ordinary income exceeds the person's ordinary income free area under point 1068‑G12.
                  Note: A person's ordinary