Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160:reg:3:p52
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 52/293)
Character Range: 1907654–1918178

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 family and recognised other persons, if any, lived together.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              ii.                                                                                                                                                                                           The member's resident family and recognised other persons, if any, move to a location for which removal benefits are not provided.
    b.                                                                                                                                                                                                                        All of the following apply.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              i.                                                                                                                                                                                            A deployed member's resident family and recognised other persons, if any, are granted a removal to a family benefit location for family support.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              ii.                                                                                                                                                                                           On the member's return from the deployment the member's resident family and recognised other persons, if any,  elect to remain in the location they were removed to under subparagraph i.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              iii.                                                                                                                                                                                          The member has 6 months or more to serve in their primary service location after their return from the deployment.
    c.                                                                                                                                                                                                                        All of the following apply.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              i.                                                                                                                                                                                            A deployed member's resident family and recognised other persons, if any, are granted a removal to a family benefit location for family support.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              ii.                                                                                                                                                                                           The member had less than 6 months to serve in their primary service location after their return from the deployment.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              iii.                                                                                                                                                                                          The member's housing benefit location will change on their next posting.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              iv.                                                                                                                                                                                           When the member moves to their new housing benefit location their resident family and recognised other persons, if any, elect to remain in the location they were removed to under subparagraph i.
    d.                                                                                                                                                                                                                        All of the following apply.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              i.                                                                                                                                                                                            A deployed member's resident family and recognised other persons, if any, are granted a removal to a family benefit location for family support.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              ii.                                                                                                                                                                                           The member keeps their rent allowance residence in their pre-deployment housing benefit location.
    e.                                                                                                                                                                                                                        All of the following apply.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              i.                                                                                                                                                                                            The member's unaccompanied resident family is a person recognised as recognised family under section 1.3.37.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              ii.                                                                                                                                                                                           The member and the person under subparagraph i. have not been able to live together since the person was recognised under section 1.3.37.

7.8.7 How to apply for rent allowance

   A member must apply in writing for rent allowance to the Defence Housing Australia.

Division 2: Rent ceilings

7.8.8 Purpose

   The rent ceiling is an amount that will allow a member to rent a suitable home. This Division sets out how rent ceilings are worked out, and how they affect rent allowance.

7.8.9 Rent ceilings – living in rental accommodation

1.  This section applies to a member who meets one of the following.
    a.                                                                                                                                                                                                        They meet all of the following.
                                                                                                                                                                                                              i.                                                                                                                                                                                               They have accompanied resident family or recognised other persons.
                                                                                                                                                                                                              ii.                                                                                                                                                                                              They have no unaccompanied resident family.
                                                                                                                                                                                                              iii.                                                                                                                                                                                             They are occupying accommodation in their