Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00162:section:3:p11
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00162
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 3 (pt 11/16)
Character Range: 1835545–1838316

Partner income free area
 1067G‑H26 The partner income free area for a person is:
 (a) if the person's partner is not receiving a social security benefit and has not turned 22—the amount of income of the partner (rounded up to the nearest dollar) beyond which youth allowance would not be payable to the partner if the partner were qualified for a youth allowance and were not undertaking full‑time study (see section 541B); or
 (b) if the person's partner is not receiving a social security benefit and has turned 22—the amount of income of the partner (rounded up to the nearest dollar) beyond which jobseeker payment would not be payable to the partner if the partner were qualified for a jobseeker payment; or
 (c) if the person's partner is receiving a social security benefit—the amount of income of the partner (rounded up to the nearest dollar) beyond which that benefit would not be payable to the partner.
1067G‑H26A For the purposes of paragraph 1067G‑H26(a), disregard steps 2, 2A and 3 of the method statement in point 1067G‑A1.
1067G‑H26B For the purposes of paragraph 1067G‑H26(b), disregard steps 2 and 3 of the method statement in point 1068‑A1.

Partner income excess
 1067G‑H27 If:
 (a) a person is a member of a couple; and
 (b) the person's partner is not receiving a social security pension, a service pension, income support supplement or a veteran payment; and
 (c) the partner's ordinary income exceeds the partner income free area for the partner;
then:
 (d) the person has a partner income excess; and
 (e) the person's partner income excess is the amount by which the partner's ordinary income exceeds the partner income free area.

Partner income reduction
 1067G‑H28 If a person has a partner income excess, the person's partner income reduction is an amount equal to 60% of the person's partner income excess.
Example:
             Facts: Alice's partner Martin has an ordinary income of $800. Assume that the partner income free area under point 1067G‑H26 is $640.
             Result: Martin's ordinary income exceeds the partner income free area. Alice therefore has a partner income excess under point 1067G‑H27 of:
              Alice's partner income reduction under point 1067G‑H28 is therefore:

Ordinary income free area
 1067G‑H29 A person's ordinary income free area is:
 (a) if the person is undertaking full‑time study at any time in the fortnight in respect of which a youth allowance may be payable, other than in compliance with a requirement contained in an employment pathway plan that is in force in relation to the person—$400; or
 (aa) if the person is a new apprentice at any time in the fortnight in respect of which a youth allowance may be payable—$400; or
 (b) otherwise—$150.

Ordinary income excess
 1067G‑H30 If