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in residential care; and

   (b) the periodic residential care charge for the person exceeds the amount (the residential care charge threshold) shown in column 3 of the relevant item of the Table in subsection 1157Y(2); and

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(c) the person's rate of payment does not include an amount of rent assistance; and

(d) the person is not an excluded homeowner; and

(e) one of the subsections of section 1157X applies to the person.

Note 1: For in residential care, residential care charge and excluded homeowner see section 13A.
Note 2: For periodic residential care charge see subsection 1157Y(3).

"(2) Inclusion of residential care allowance in family payment under subsection (1) is subject to point 1069-K3.

Special qualifications for residential care allowance

Qualification for residential care allowance—Pension Rate Calculator A

"1157X.(1) This subsection applies to a person if:

(a) the person's rate of payment is worked out using Pension Rate Calculator A; and

(b) the person is in Australia; and

(c) either of the following subparagraphs applies:

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

      (ii) the person is a member of an illness separated couple, a respite care couple or a temporarily separated couple and is the partner of a person who is receiving family payment in respect of a dependent child who is an FP child.

Note 1: For temporarily separated couple, illness separated couple and respite care couple see section 4.
Note 2: For FP child see subsection 6(1).

Qualification for residential care allowance—Pension Rate Calculator C

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

(a) the person's rate of payment is worked out using Pension Rate Calculator C; and

(b) the person is in Australia; 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).

Qualification for residential care allowance—Pension Rate Calculator D (under 18)

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

(a) the person's rate of payment is worked out using Pension Rate Calculator D; and

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(b) the person is under 18; and

(c) the person is not permanently blind; and

(d) the person is:

(i) a member of a couple; or

(ii) in disability accommodation; or

(iii) a homeless person; or

(iv) an independent young person; or

      (v) a person who is living away from the person's parental home because of a medical condition of the person; and

(e) the person is in Australia; and

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

Note 1: For in disability accommodation see subsection 23(4C).
Note 2: For homeless person and