Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160:reg:3:p63
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 63/293)
Character Range: 1972610–1978667

absent from rental accommodation on deployment or temporary duty.
    c.                                                                                                                                     The member has arranged for a house-sitter to occupy their rent allowance accommodation.
2.  If all the following conditions are met, the house-sitter will not affect the amount of a member's rent allowance.
    a.                                                                                                                                     The house-sitter pays no rent to the member for the rent allowance accommodation.
    b.                                                                                                                                     The house-sitter leaves when the member returns from the deployment or temporary duty.
    c.                                                                                                                                     The house-sitter does not normally share with the member.
3.  The member must inform the Defence Housing Australia Regional Operations Manager in writing if a person will be living in their home.
4.  If a house-sitter pays rent to the member for the rent allowance accommodation the member is taken to have sublet the property.

7.8.22 Resident child carer

1.  A member may have a resident child carer living with the family.
2.  The member must inform their unit administrator in writing when either of the following occurs.
    a.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     A resident child carer moves into their rented home. The member is to provide a date when the arrangement is expected to end, if known.
    b.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     A resident child carer moves out of their home.
3.  The member's unit administrator must forward the information provided by the member under subsection 2 to the Defence Housing Australia Regional Operations Manager.

    Note: The disclosure in this section is necessary to ensure that a member's housing benefits are not reduced. It also helps to clarify that the person living in the house is not intended by the member to become recognised family.
4.  The resident child carer will not affect the amount of the member's rent allowance.

7.8.23 Rent allowance – sublet home

1.  This section applies to a member in either of the following situations.
    a.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     The member meets all of the following.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           i.                                      They have accompanied resident family and no unaccompanied resident family
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           ii.                                     They have sublet part of the home that they get rent allowance for.
    b.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     The member meets all of the following.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           i.                                      They have no resident family or recognised other persons or they have unaccompanied resident family and no accompanied resident family.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           ii.                                     They are on deployment for more than 6 months.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           iii.                                    They have sublet the home, or part of the home, that they get rent allowance for.
2.  The rate of rent allowance is a fortnightly rate worked out using this formula.

3.  The member must inform the Defence Housing Australia Regional Operations Manager in writing if a person will be living in their home for longer than 4 weeks. The CDF will then decide if the member is subletting their home. The CDF must consider all the circumstances in which the person is