Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A04771:front:0:p53
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A04771
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 136032–138696

Rent paid by a member of a couple

"45X-D9. Where a person is a member of a couple and the person's partner is living with the person in their home, any rent that the person's partner pays or is liable to pay in respect of the home is to be treated as paid or payable by the person.

Note: For 'member of a couple' see section 5E.

Rent paid by a member of an illness separated or respite care couple

"45X-D10. Where a person is a member of an illness separated or respite care couple, any rent that the person's partner pays or is liable to pay in respect of the premises occupied by the person is to be treated as paid or payable by the person.

Note: For 'member of an illness separated couple' and 'respite care couple' see subsections 5R(5) and (6).

"MODULEE—ADJUSTED INCOME TEST

Effect of income on maximum payment rate

"45X-E1. This is how to work out the effect of a person's adjusted income on the person's maximum payment rate:

         Method statement
Step 1.  Work out the amount of the person's adjusted income on a yearly basis.
         Note: For the treatment of the adjusted income of members of a couple see point 45X-E2.
Step 2.  Work out the person's adjusted income free area (see points 45X-E3 to 45X-E5 below).
         Note: A person's adjusted income free area is the maximum amount of adjusted income the person can have without affecting the person's income support supplement rate.
Step 3.  Work out whether the person's adjusted income exceeds the person's adjusted income free area.
Step 4.  If the person's adjusted income does not exceed the person's adjusted income free area, the person's adjusted income excess is nil.
Step 5.  If the person's adjusted income exceeds the person's adjusted income free area, the person's adjusted income excess is the person's adjusted income less the person's adjusted income free area.
Step 6.  Use the person's adjusted income excess to work out the person's reduction for adjusted income using points 45X-E6 and 45X-E7.

    Note 1: See point 45X-A1 (Steps 5 to 12) for the significance of the person's reduction for adjusted income.
Note 2: The application of the adjusted income test is affected by provisions concerning:
    • investment income (sections 46-46U);
    • disposal of income (sections 48-48E);
    • earnings credit (section 49).

Adjusted incomes of members of couples

"45X-E2. If a person is a member of a couple, add the couple's adjusted incomes (on a yearly basis) and divide by 2 to work out the amount of the person's adjusted income for the purposes of this Module.

Partner's DSS earnings credit to be taken into account

  "45X-E3. If:

  (a) a person is