Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00162:section:1061pzg
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00162
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 1061PZG
Character Range: 1337118–1338849

1061PZG  Rate of pensioner education supplement
 (1) If a person:
 (a) is a sub‑50% concessional study‑load student in respect of a course; and
 (b) is not receiving any of the following:
 (i) a disability support pension under this Act;
 (ia) a youth allowance, newstart allowance or benefit PP (partnered) under this Act, in a case where the person has a partial capacity to work;
 (ii) an invalidity service pension under the Veterans' Entitlements Act;
 (iii) an income support supplement under the Veterans' Entitlements Act on the grounds of permanent incapacity;
 (iv) a veteran payment;
the pensioner education supplement fortnightly rate for the person is $31.20.
Note 1: Recipients of youth allowance, newstart allowance or benefit PP (partnered) only qualify for pensioner education supplement in the limited circumstances set out in subsection 1061PJ(2A), (2B) or (2D).
Note 2: For partial capacity to work see section 16B.
 (2) The pensioner education supplement fortnightly rate for a person to whom subsection (1) does not apply is $62.40.
 (3) The rate of pensioner education supplement for a person is a daily rate worked out by dividing the person's fortnightly rate by 14.
 (4) For the purposes of this section, a person is a sub‑50% concessional study‑load student in respect of a course if the person is a 25% concessional study‑load student in respect of the course for the purposes of Subdivision B of Division 1 of this Part who is undertaking, or who intends to undertake, less than one half of the normal amount of full‑time study, determined in accordance with section 1061PF, in respect of that course.

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