Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160:reg:3:p51
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 51/293)
Character Range: 1902549–1908511

who meets one of the following.
    a.                                                                                          All of the following.
                                                                                                i.                                                                                                                                                                    They have accompanied resident family.
                                                                                                ii.                                                                                                                                                                   They have no unaccompanied resident family.
    b.                                                                                          All of the following.
                                                                                                i.                                                                                                                                                                    They have no resident family.
                                                                                                ii.                                                                                                                                                                   They have recognised other persons.
2.  The member continues to be eligible to get rent allowance if all these conditions are met.
    a.                                                                                          They or their accompanied resident family or recognised other persons reject an offer of a Service residence that is a suitable home from Defence Housing Australia.
    b.                                                                                          Within 1 month of that offer, the rejected Service residence can be allocated to another member as a suitable home.

7.8.5B Rent allowance for a member who has accompanied resident family who is also member

1.  This section applies if all of the following apply.
    a.                                                   A member has accompanied resident family who is also a member.
    b.                                                   The member and the accompanied resident family occupy the same home for which rent allowance would be payable.
2.  The following apply.
    a.                                                   The member who has a higher rank or seniority is eligible for rent allowance.
    b.                                                   The member who has a lower rank or seniority is not eligible for rent allowance.

7.8.6 Member not eligible

1.  A member is not eligible for rent allowance if they cannot find suitable accommodation because of their own action or failure to act.
2.  A member is not eligible for rent allowance at their housing benefit location or family benefit location if all of the following apply.
    aa.                                                                                                                                                                                                                       The member is not on the early eligibility for rental allowance trial under section 7.8.5AA.
    a.                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Defence Housing Australia offers them a suitable Service residence. They reject it. The CDF does not consider the reasons to be acceptable under Part 6 Division 7 section 7.6.33 or 7.6.34.
    b.                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Defence Housing Australia cannot offer the Service residence to another member as a suitable home within 1 month of the offer to the member.
3.  A member covered by subsection 2 cannot get rent allowance while they stay in the same housing benefit location or family benefit location. This does not change even if they have repeat postings within the location.
4.  A member is not eligible for rent allowance if they, their resident family or recognised other persons, if any, must live in a rental property for either of these reasons.
    a.                                                                                                                                                                                                                        They have voluntarily moved out of a Service residence.
    b.                                                                                                                                                                                                                        They must move out of a Service residence as a direct result of their own actions.
5.  A member is not eligible for rent allowance for accommodation for their resident family in any of the following situations.
    a.                                                                                                                                                                                                                        All of the following apply.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              i.                                                                                                                                                                                            The member and their resident