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Austudy Payment Rate Calculator
 (4) If the rate of a person's social security payment is to be calculated in accordance with the Austudy Payment Rate Calculator, the person's partner has a rent increased benefit if the partner:
 (a) is living with the person in their home; and
 (b) either:
 (i) is receiving a social security benefit the rate of which is increased to take account of rent; or
 (ii) is receiving a designated ABSTUDY payment, or would be receiving such a payment but for the partner's income.
Note 1: See also subsections 23(4A) and (4AA).
Note 2: For designated ABSTUDY payment, see subsection (5).

Designated ABSTUDY payment
 (5) For the purposes of this section, a designated ABSTUDY payment is a payment under the scheme known as the ABSTUDY scheme:
 (a) the rate of which is increased to take account of rent; and
 (b) that includes an amount identified as living allowance.