Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00092:reg:80
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00092
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 80
Character Range: 128926–130229

80  Care subsidy reduction—annual cap
 (1) For subsection 48‑7(7) of the Act, this section provides for the annual cap applying at a time (the relevant time) in a start‑date year for a care recipient who is being provided with home care through a home care service.
Note: Start‑date year is defined in clause 1 of Schedule 1 to the Act.
 (2) If, at the relevant time, the care recipient's income does not exceed the income threshold for the care recipient under section 79, the annual cap applying at that time for the care recipient is $6,834.77.
 (3) If, at the relevant time, the care recipient's income exceeds the income threshold for the care recipient under section 79, the annual cap applying at that time for the care recipient is $13,669.63.
 (4) Despite subsection (3), the annual cap applying at the relevant time in the start‑date year for the care recipient is $6,834.77 if:
 (a) at the relevant time, the care recipient's income exceeds the income threshold for the care recipient under section 79; and
 (b) before the relevant time, the care recipient's income did not exceed the income threshold for the care recipient under section 79; and
 (c) combined care subsidy reductions totalling $6,834.77 had been made for the care recipient before the relevant time in the start‑date year.