Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00162:section:729:p4
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00162
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 729 (pt 4/5)
Character Range: 1015575–1018077

for the assuree to accept that support.
Note: For assurance of support see subsection 23(1).
 (2D) For the avoidance of doubt, if, at any time during the period for which special benefit is granted to a person, the person's circumstances change such that, if the person were to be making a claim for special benefit on the basis of the changed circumstances, the person would not be qualified for special benefit, special benefit ceases to be payable.
 (3) The Secretary is not to determine that a special benefit should be granted to a person for a period if the Secretary is satisfied that the benefit is not payable to the person for that period.
 (4) For the purposes of paragraph (2)(d), a jobseeker payment is to be taken to be not payable to a person for a period because of the operation of a provision if:
 (a) the person has claimed the payment for the period and the payment is not payable to the person because of the operation of the provision; or
 (b) were the person to claim the payment for the period the payment would not be payable to the person because of the operation of the provision.
 (4A) For the purposes of paragraph (2)(dc) a youth allowance is taken to be not payable to a person for a period because of the operation of a provision if:
 (a) the person has claimed the allowance for the period and the allowance is not payable to the person because of the operation of the provision; or
 (b) were the person to claim the allowance for the period the allowance would not be payable to the person because of the operation of the provision.
 (4B) For the purposes of paragraph (2)(dd), an austudy payment is taken not to be payable to a person for a period because of the operation of a provision if:
 (a) the person has claimed the payment for the period and the payment is not payable to the person because of the operation of the provision; or
 (b) were the person to claim the payment for the period, the payment would not be payable to the person because of the operation of the provision.
 (6) If:
 (a) a person was receiving a social security pension, a service pension, income support supplement or a veteran payment; and
 (b) the person claims a special benefit within 14 days of the day on which the last instalment of the person's social security pension, service pension, income support supplement or veteran payment was paid; and
 (c) the person becomes qualified for a special benefit at some time during the 14 day period but after the first day of that period;