Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A04837:section:530:p20
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A04837
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 530 (pt 20/35)
Character Range: 87462–90236

the rent assistance Module.

    "(3) If:

         (a) the rate of income support supplement applicable to a person who is permanently blind is worked out by using the Income Support Supplement Rate Calculator Where There Are No Dependent Children at the end of section 45X; and

         (b) the person would be eligible to have rent assistance added to his or her maximum basic rate under point 45X-D2 if the person were not blind (i.e. if the rate of the person's income support supplement were calculated using the Method statement set out in point 45X-B1 instead of that set out in point 45X-B2);

    the person's ceiling rate or adjusted ceiling rate (as the case may be) is taken to include an amount for rent assistance worked out under Module D of the Rate Calculator.".

Rate of income support supplement (no dependent children)

19. The Rate Calculator in section 45X of the Principal Act is amended:

    (a) by omitting the heading to Module A and substituting the following:

"MODULE A—GENERAL PROVISIONS";

    (b) by omitting point 45X-A1 and substituting the following point:

    "45X-A1. This Module contains provisions of general application in the Calculator.";

    (c) by adding at the end of Module A the following point:

    "45X-A7. The amount of the reduction in the pension is worked out by using the formula:

    where:

    FPR (full pension rate) is the amount per annum that would have been the annual rate of the pension if it had not been reduced; and

    CRR (compensation reduced rate) is the annual rate of pension payable to the person after the pension has been reduced.";

    (d) by omitting Modules B and C and substituting the Modules set out in Part 1 of Schedule 1;

    (e) by inserting after point 45X-E3 the following point:

Payment of arrears of periodic compensation payments

    "45X-E3A. If:

         (a) at the time of an event that gives rise to an entitlement of a person to compensation, the person is receiving a compensation affected pension; and

         (b) in relation to the entitlement, the person receives a payment ('arrears payment') of arrears of periodic compensation;

    the person is taken to receive on each day in the periodic payments period an amount calculated by dividing the amount of the arrears payment by the number of days in the periodic payments period.

        Note: For 'event that gives rise to an entitlement to compensation' and periodic payments period' see section 5NB.";

    (f) by adding at the end the Module set out in Part 2 of Schedule 1.

Rate of income support supplement (dependent child or children)

20. The Rate Calculator in section 45Y of the Principal Act is amended:

    (a) by omitting the heading to Module A and substituting the following:

"MODULE