Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00092:reg:64r
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00092
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 64R
Character Range: 75216–77308

64R  Specialised homeless status

Specialised homeless status during homeless transition period
 (1) A residential care service has specialised homeless status on each day during the homeless transition period for the service if:
 (a) either:
 (i) the homeless supplement applied to a care recipient for a day (the test day) during the payment period beginning on 1 June 2022; or
 (ii) the homeless supplement applied to a care recipient for a day (the test days) during at least 8 of the payment periods occurring between 1 July 2021 and 30 June 2022; and
 (b) the recipient was provided with residential care through the service on the test day or test days (as the case may be).
Note: A residential care service may be taken not to have specialised homeless status in certain circumstances (see section 64S).
 (2) A residential care service has specialised homeless status on each day during the homeless transition period for the service if an election in relation to the service has been given to the Secretary in accordance with section 64S.
 (3) The homeless transition period for a residential care service is the period that:
 (a) begins on:
 (i) if the service has specialised homeless status under subsection (1)—1 October 2022; or
 (ii) if the service has specialised homeless status under subsection (2)—the first day of the first payment period that begins after the election referred to in that subsection is given to the Secretary; and
 (b) ends at the end of 31 March 2023 unless the specialised homeless status of the service is revoked earlier under Division 3 of this Part.

Determination of specialised homeless status
 (4) A residential care service has specialised homeless status on a day if:
 (a) a determination has been made under subsection 64U(2) in relation to the service; and
 (b) the day is a day during the period specified in the notice relating to the determination that was given under subsection 64U(4).
Note: The period specified in the notice may end earlier if the specialised homeless status of the service is revoked under Division 3 of this Part.