Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2015A00159:clause:1_37:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2015A00159
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 37 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 13583–16420

37  After Module F of the Youth Allowance Rate Calculator
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Module GA—Maintenance income test

Submodule 1—Maintenance income test result

Maintenance income test result
 1067G‑GA1 This is how to work out the maintenance income test result for a person for the purposes of the method statement in point 1067G‑E1.

      Method statement
           Step 1. Work out whether the person is exempt from the maintenance income test using Submodule 2. If the person is exempt, go to step 5.
           Step 2. If the person is not exempt, work out the annualised amount of maintenance income for a parent of the person (the parent's maintenance income) using Submodule 3.
           Step 3. Work out the parent's maintenance income free area using Submodule 4.
           Step 4. Work out whether the parent's maintenance income exceeds the parent's maintenance income free area.
           Step 5. If:

                (a) the parent's maintenance income does not exceed the parent's maintenance income free area; or
                (b) the person is exempt from the maintenance income test;

            then the maintenance income test result for the person is nil.
           Step 6. If the parent's maintenance income exceeds the parent's maintenance income free area, multiply the excess by 0.5. The result, divided by 26, is the maintenance income test result for the person.

Submodule 2—Exemption from maintenance income test

Parent exempt from FTB maintenance income test
 1067G‑GA2 A person is exempt from the maintenance income test if paragraphs 19B(a) and (b) of Schedule 1 to the Family Assistance Act apply to the person's parent or to the parent's partner.

Submodule 3—Annualised amount of maintenance income for parent of a person

Annualised amount of maintenance income
 1067G‑GA3 Work out the annualised amount of maintenance income for a parent of the person as if step 1 of the method statement in clause 20 of Schedule 1 to the Family Assistance Act applied. In doing so:
 (a) assume that the person is an FTB child of the parent; and
 (b) assume that paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) are not in the step; and
 (c) only take into account maintenance income received in relation to the person; and
 (d) in working out whether maintenance income is received in relation to the person, have regard to the considerations that would apply under the Family Assistance Act; and
 (e) have regard to maintenance income for the income year in respect of which the person's rate of youth allowance is being worked out.

Submodule 4—Maintenance income free area

Main rule
 1067G‑GA4 The maintenance income free area for a parent of a person is:
 (a) the column 2 amount (see point 1067G‑GA7); or
 (b) if another point in this Submodule applies—the amount worked out in the point.

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