Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2009A00081:clause:4_118pc
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2009A00081
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 4 cl 118PC
Character Range: 48814–49744

118PC  Payment of seniors supplement
 (1) Seniors supplement is to be paid by instalments.
 (2) An instalment of seniors supplement is to be paid to a person as soon as is reasonably practicable on or after the first seniors supplement test day (the current test day) that follows a day on which the person is eligible for seniors supplement.
 (3) The amount of the instalment is worked out by multiplying the person's daily rate of seniors supplement by the number of days during the test period for which the person was eligible for seniors supplement.
 (4) In this section:
seniors supplement test day means:
 (a) 20 March; or
 (b) 20 June; or
 (c) 20 September; or
 (d) 20 December.
test period means the period:
 (a) starting on the most recent supplement test day before the current test day; and
 (b) ending on the day immediately before the current test day.

Part 3—Veterans supplement

Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986