Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00162:section:1070n
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00162
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 1070N
Character Range: 2022150–2023175

1070N  Rate for disability support pension (person aged under 18)
 (1) The person's rate of rent assistance is worked out under this section if:
 (a) the person is receiving disability support pension; and
 (b) the person has not turned 18; and
 (c) the rate of the person's pension is to be calculated in accordance with Pension Rate Calculator A or Pension Rate Calculator D.
 (2) Using the table below, work out which family situation applies to the person and calculate rate A for the person using the formula in column 3. This is the person's rate of rent assistance per fortnight but only up to the person's maximum rent assistance rate. The person's maximum rent assistance rate is rate B worked out using column 4 of the table.

Rate of rent assistance
Column 1                 Column 2                                                                                 Column 3  Column 4
Item                     Person's family situation                                                                Rate A    Rate B