Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160:front:0:p25
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160
Segment Type: other
Provision Reference: 
Character Range: 112410–117641

A psychologist with qualification and experience in assessing children.
      a. Any individual or group IQ test.
      b. A subscale of an individual IQ test.

2.  A member must apply for recognition special needs using the approved form.
3.  A person ceases to have special needs if the circumstances on which the member's application was approved changes.

    Note:  A person may still be recognised as resident family or as a recognised other person if they cease to have special needs recognised.

1.3.7 Suitable accommodation

   Suitable accommodation means accommodation that meets all of the following.
   a.                                                                            It is in the member's housing benefit location.
   b.                                                                            It can accommodate the member, any resident family, and any recognised other persons.
   c.                                                                            If it is not a rented home or own home – it has the rent band that applies to the member under section 7.6.13.
   d.                                                                            It is available within a reasonable time.
   e.                                                                            Accommodation that, in relation to the member's situation in column A of the following table, is a type of accommodation listed in column B of the same item.

Item  Column A                                                                                         Column B
      Member situation                                                                                 Type of accommodation
1.    They are one of the following.                                                                   Any of the following.
      a. A member with accompanied resident family.                                                    a. The member's suitable own home.
      b. A member who has no resident family but who has an adult child.                               b. A suitable Service residence.
                                                                                                       c. A home for which rent allowance is payable.
2.    The member has unaccompanied resident family.                                                    1. For the member, any of the following.
                                                                                                       a.  Suitable living‑in accommodation.
                                                                                                       b.  A rented home for which rent allowance is payable.
                                                                                                       c.  A surplus Service residence.
                                                                                                       d.  Accommodation provided under Chapter 7 Part 7.
                                                                                                       e.  An appointment, tied or assigned Service residence under Chapter 7 Part 6 Division 6.

                                                                                                       2. For the unaccompanied resident family the accommodation that was approved as suitable for them to live in at the family benefit location.
3.    The member meets all the following.                                                              Any of the following.
      a. They are a member with unaccompanied resident family.                                         a. Suitable living‑in accommodation.
      b. They have unaccompanied resident family at a location that is not a family benefit location.  b. A rented home for which rent allowance is payable.
                                                                                                       c. A surplus Service residence.
                                                                                                       d. Accommodation provided under Chapter 7 Part 7.
4.    A member who has no resident family.                                                             Any of the following.
                                                                                                       a. The member's suitable own home.
                                                                                                       b. Suitable living‑in accommodation.
                                                                                                       c. A rented home for which rent allowance is payable.
                                                                                                       d. A surplus Service residence.
                                                                                                       e. Accommodation provided under Chapter 7 Part 7.
                                                                                                       f. An appointment, tied or assigned Service residence under Chapter 7 Part 6 Division 6.

   Note:  Section 7.5.2 provides a different definition