Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160:reg:3:p47
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 47/293)
Character Range: 1878122–1884730

not had a removal under section 6.5.26 or section 6.5.27 since the person turned 18 years old.
    Note: This definition does not affect the calculation of rent allowance for a member living with resident family or recognised other persons.
2.  Paragraphs 1.c and 1.d only apply from one of the following days.
    a.                                                                                                                                                      The day the member notifies Defence Housing Australia that the person meets the criteria of the relevant paragraph.
    b.                                                                                                                                                      The day the person starts to live in the member's home if all of the following apply.
                                                                                                                                                            i.                                                                                                                   The member is deployed, on a seagoing ship, submarine or flight, or receiving field allowance at the time the person starts to live in the member's home.
                                                                                                                                                            ii.                                                                                                                  The member notifies Defence Housing Australia that the person meets the criteria of the relevant paragraph.
                                                                                                                                                            iii.                                                                                                                 The notification under subparagraph ii occurs within 30 days of the member ceasing to be deployed, on a seagoing ship, submarine or flight, or receiving field allowance, but not earlier than 5 August 2021.
    Note: This section may apply to person visiting the member who is considered a resident under subsection 7.8.20.3.

Division 1: Member eligible for rent allowance

7.8.5 Member eligible and period of eligibility

1.  A member who meets one of the following and is in a circumstance set out in column A of the following table is eligible for rent allowance starting on the day set out in column B and ending on the day set out in column C of the same item.
    Note:  Division 5 provides events which may end or effect a member's eligibility to rent allowance.
    a.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               All of the following.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     i.                     They have accompanied resident family or recognised other persons.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     ii.                    They have no unaccompanied resident family.
    b.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               All of the following.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     i.                     They have no resident family.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     ii.                    They have recognised other persons.

Item  Column A                                                                                        Column B                                                                                                                                                                                             Column C
      Member circumstance                                                                             Start date                                                                                                                                                                                           End date
1.    The member has an own home at their housing benefit location which is unsuitable under Part 2.  The first day of the member's posting.                                                                                                                                                               The day the member gets vacant possession of the home.
2.    The member does not have a suitable own home in the housing benefit location.                   The day the member and their resident family and recognised other persons, if any, cannot get suitable accommodation at the location, other than a rented home for which rent allowance is payable.  The earliest of these dates.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           a. The end of the member's posting.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           b. The day the member and their accompanied resident family and recognised other persons, if any, move into other suitable accommodation.

2.  A member who meets one of the following and is in a circumstance set