Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00162:section:2:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00162
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 2 (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 1992330–1995228

2                  If the recipient's maximum basic rate is worked out under item 2, 3 or 4 of the table in point 1068B‑C2  $9.50

Module E—Pharmaceutical allowance

Qualification for pharmaceutical allowance
 1068B‑E1 Subject to points 1068B‑E1A, 1068B‑E2, 1068B‑E3, 1068B‑E4 and 1068B‑E6, an additional amount by way of pharmaceutical allowance is to be included in a person's maximum payment rate in points 1068B‑A2 and 1068B‑A3 if:
 (b) the person is an Australian resident, or has a qualifying residence exemption for parenting payment; and
 (d) one or more of the following applies:
 (i) the person has turned 55, and has been receiving income support payments in respect of a continuous period of at least 9 months (whether or not the kind of payment received has changed over the period and whether the period or any part of it occurred before or after the commencement of this paragraph);
 (ii) the person is not required to satisfy the employment pathway plan requirements because of a determination that is in effect under section 40L of the Administration Act and that has been made because of the circumstance referred to in paragraph 40L(5)(a) of that Act;
 (iii) the person has a partial capacity to work.
Note 1: For income support payment see subsection 23(1).
Note 2: For the determination of the continuous period in respect of which a person received income support payments see section 38B.
Note 3: For Australian resident and qualifying residence exemption see section 7.
Note 4: For partial capacity to work see section 16B.

No pharmaceutical allowance if person receiving pension supplement
 1068B‑E1A Pharmaceutical allowance is not to be added to a person's maximum basic rate if a pension supplement amount has been added to that rate.

No pharmaceutical allowance if person receiving certain supplements under other Acts
 1068B‑E2 Pharmaceutical allowance is not to be included in a person's maximum basic rate if the person is receiving:
 (a) veterans supplement under section 118A of the Veterans' Entitlements Act; or
 (b) MRCA supplement under section 300 of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act; or
 (c) pharmaceutical supplement under Part 3A of the Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests and British Commonwealth Occupation Force (Treatment) Act 2006; or
 (d) pharmaceutical supplement under Part 4 of the Treatment Benefits (Special Access) Act 2019.

No pharmaceutical allowance if partner receiving certain supplements under other Acts
 1068B‑E3 Pharmaceutical allowance is not to be included in a person's maximum basic rate if:
 (a) the person is a member of a couple; and
 (b) the person's partner is receiving:
 (i) veterans supplement under section 118A of the Veterans' Entitlements Act; or
 (ii) MRCA supplement under section 300 of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act; or
 (iii) pharmaceutical supplement under Part