Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00081:clause:2_37:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00081
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 37 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 87663–90327

37  Calculation of annual value of pharmaceutical allowance component of Pension Supplement, Veterans Supplement, MRCA supplement
  The annual value of the pharmaceutical allowance component is calculated as follows:
 (a) for a veteran in receipt of veterans supplement or MRCA supplement at different times throughout the year, the amount of $6 per fortnight, indexed according to section 198F of the Act:
 (i)  as if the amount of $6 is the dollar amount in subsection 198F(1);
 (ii)  since September 2009 (i.e. once annually since 1 January 2010), calculated at a daily rate and valued according to the number of days in the calendar year veterans supplement or MRCA supplement was payable;
 (b) subject to (c), for a veteran in receipt of an income support payment or an income support payment under the Social Security Act 1991 that, respectively, attracts pension supplement, or social security pension supplement greater than the basic amount of pension supplement, the amount of $6 per fortnight, indexed according to Division 18 of Part IIIB of the Act:
 (i) as if the amount of $6 is an amount of PS rate (pension supplement rate) in Item 1A of the CPI Indexation Table in section 59B;
 (ii) since September 2009 (i.e. each 20 March and 20 September commencing 20 March 2010), calculated at a daily rate and valued according to the number of days in the calendar year pension supplement was payable;
 Note: this provision could also apply to a veteran who is a member of a couple.
 (c) for a veteran in receipt of pension supplement who is a member of a couple:
 (i) if the veteran's partner does not receive an income support payment that attracts pension supplement or an income support payment under the Social Security Act 1991 that attracts social security pension supplement greater than the basic amount of pension supplement—50% of the amount in (b); or
 (ii) if the veteran and partner are an illness separated couple—the amount in (b); or
 (iii) if the veteran and partner are not an illness separated couple but the veteran's partner is a veteran or a member—50% of the amount in (b);
 (d) for a veteran who is a war widow/war widower—pensioner, the amount of $6 per fortnight, indexed according to Division 18 of Part IIIB of the Act:
 (i) as if the amount of $6 is an amount of PS rate (pension supplement rate) in Item 1A of the CPI Indexation Table in section 59B;
 (ii) since September 2009 (i.e. each 20 March and 20 September commencing 20 March 2010), calculated at a daily rate and valued according to the number of days in the calendar year the person was a war widow/war‑widower—pensioner.
Note: a pharmaceutical allowance component