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neither the person nor the person's partner has a dependent child who is an FP child.

Note: For FP child see subsection 6(1).

Qualification for residential care allowance—parenting allowance recipient

"(8) This subsection applies to a person if:

    (a) the person is receiving parenting allowance; and

    (b) the person will be in Australia throughout the period for which the payment of parenting allowance is to be made; and

    (c) neither the person nor the person's partner has a dependent child who is an FP child.

Note: For FP child see subsection 6(1).

SCHEDULE 6—continued

Qualification for residential care allowance-family payment recipient

"(9) This subsection applies to a person if the person is receiving family payment and neither the person nor the person's partner is receiving payments of incentive allowance.

Amount of residential care allowance

"1157Y.(1) The amount of residential care allowance for a person is worked out using the following formula, up to the maximum amount applicable to the person shown in column 4 of the Table in subsection (2):

    Note 1: The maximum amount of residential care allowance, and the residential care charge threshold, for a person are set out in the Table in subsection 1157Y(2).
Note 2: For periodic residential care charge see subsection 1157Y(3).

"(2) The following Table sets out amounts of residential care charge threshold and maximum amounts of residential care allowance:

SCHEDULE 6—continued

RESIDENTIAL CARE CHARGE THRESHOLD AND MAXIMUM RESIDENTIAL CARE ALLOWANCE TABLE

column 1  column 2                                                                                                              column 3                           column 4
item      description of person                                                                                                 residential care charge threshold  maximum amount of residential care allowance
1.        Person's rate of payment is worked out using Pension Rate Calculator A                                                $1,627.60                          $1,825.20
2.        Person's rate of payment is worked out using Pension Rate Calculator C                                                $1,627.60                          $1,825.20
3.        Person's rate of payment is worked out using Pension Rate Calculator D and person is under 18                         $1,627.60                          $1,825.20
4.        Person's rate of payment is worked out using Pension Rate Calculator D and person is at least 18                      $1,627.60                          $1,825.20
5.        Person's rate of payment is worked out using Benefit Rate Calculator A                                                $62.60                             $70.20
6.        Person's rate of payment is worked out using the Sickness Allowance Rate Calculator                                   $62.60                             $70.20
7.        Person's rate of payment is worked out using Benefit Rate Calculator B                                                $62.60                             $70.20
8.        Person's rate of payment is worked out using the Parenting Allowance Rate Calculator                                  $62.60                             $70.20
9.        Person's rate of payment is worked out using the Family Payment ate Calculator and person has 1 or 2 FP children      $83.40                             $77.00
10.       Person's rate of payment is worked out using the Family Payment Rate Calculator and person has 3 or more FP children  $83.40                             $88.00

   Note: Amounts in columns 3 and 4 of the