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increased pension            Annual rent-$1,300   $806
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Note 1: for 'member of a couple' and 'partnered' see section 5e.
Note 2: for 'partner with a rent increased pension' see point 41-C5.
    Note 3: the rate B amounts are indered 6 monthly in line with CPI increases (see sections 59b to 59e).".
SCHEDULE 5—continued

Section 41 (Service Pension Rate Calculator Where There Are No Dependent Children—point 41-C10—Method statement—Step 1):

  Omit "disability income", substitute "disability pension income".

Section 41 (Service Pension Rate Calculator Where There Are No Dependent Children—point 41-C10—Method statement—Step 5):

Omit "disability income excess", substitute "disability pension income excess".

Section 41 (Service Pension Rate Calculator Where There Are No Dependent Children—point 41-C10—Method statement—Step 6):

Omit "rent assistance reduction amount", substitute "rent assistance reduction amount".

Section 41 (Service Pension Rate Calculator Where There Are No Dependent Children—point 41-C10—Method statement—Step 7):

Omit "rate of rent assistance" (second occurring), substitute "rate of rent assistance".

Section 41 (Service Pension Rate Calculator Where There Are No Dependent Children—point 41-C12—Table C-2—Note 3):

  Add at the end "(see sections 59b to 59e)".

Section 41 (Service Pension Rate Calculator Where There Are No Dependent Children—point 41-C12—Table C-2—RENT ASSISTANCE EXAMPLES):

  Omit the examples, substitute:

"rent assistance examples

Example 1:

  William is a service pensioner who is not a member of a couple. He pays $100 per week rent for his flat.

  He does not receive any disability pension.

  Item 1 in Table C-l applies to William.

  Rate A for William is:

  Rate B for William is $1,612. The lesser rate is $1,612. This is the yearly rate of William's rent assistance amount.

Example 2:

  John and Mary are members of a pensioner couple. They rent a house for $150 per week.

  John receives a 100% disability pension ($5,434 per year) and Mary receives a 50% disability pension ($105.30 per year).

  Item 3 applies to them.

  Rate A for John is:

   SCHEDULE 5—continued

Rate B for John is $650. The lesser rate is $650. This is the maximum rate of rent assistance John can receive. As he and Mary receive disability pension, the rent assistance income test applies.

John's disability pension income is:

Item 3 of Table C-2 applies. John's disability pension income excess is:

   The reduction in rent assistance would be  (rounded to the nearest 10 cents)

   Therefore the rent assistance John will receive is $331.20 ($806 - $474.80).

   The same calculation applies to Mary's yearly rate of rent assistance amount.".

 Section 41 (Service Pension Rate Calculator Where There Are No Dependent Children—point 41-D4—Table D-l—Note 3):

   Add at the end "(see sections 59b to 59e)".

 Section 41 (Service Pension Rate Calculator Where There Are No Dependent Children—point 41-F3—Table F-1):

   Omit the Table, substitute:

"  TABLE F-l
   ASSETS VALUE LIMIT
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