Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160:reg:3:p66
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 66/293)
Character Range: 1985139–1989754

must re-apply for rent allowance if they move to another rented home at their housing benefit location or family benefit location.
2.  A rent ceiling increase approved for a previous home cannot be kept for the new home.
3.  The member can seek a rent ceiling increase for the new home under section 7.8.12. They must include any evidence that section requires.

Division 5: Events that will end or limit eligibility

7.8.30 Member moves to other suitable accommodation

1.  A member who has accompanied resident family and no unaccompanied family and meets the criteria in column A of the following table ceases to be eligible for rent allowance on earlier of the dates set out in column B of the same item.

Item  Column A                                                                            Column B
      Criteria                                                                            Date eligibility ends
1.    The member has a suitable own home in their housing benefit location.               Eligibility ends on the earlier of the following.
                                                                                          a. Three months after the date they buy the house.
                                                                                          b. One week after settlement.
                                                                                          c. A later date that the CDF considers reasonable, if satisfied that the member is unable to be removed to the home within 1 week after settlement, for reasons that are beyond the member's control.
2.    The member accepts a suitable Service residence in their housing benefit location.  Eligibility ends on the earlier of the following.
                                                                                          a. One month after the day the member accepted the Service residence.
                                                                                          b. The day the member moves into the Service residence.
                                                                                          c. A later date that the CDF considers reasonable after considering the facts in subsection 4.

2.  A member who meet all of the following when they reach their housing benefit location and meets the criteria in column A of the following table ceases to be eligible for rent allowance on earlier of the dates set out in column B of the same item.
    a.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       They have unaccompanied resident family.
    b.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       They have no accompanied resident family.

Item  Column A                                                                                    Column B
      Criteria                                                                                    Date eligibility ends
1.    The member has a suitable own home at their new housing benefit location.                   The earlier of the following.
                                                                                                  a. Three months after the date they buy the house.
                                                                                                  b. One week after settlement.
                                                                                                  c. A later date that the CDF considers reasonable, if satisfied that the member is unable to be removed to the home within 1 week after settlement, for reasons that are beyond the member's control.
2.    The member accepts a surplus Service residence at their new housing benefit location.       The earlier of the following.
                                                                                                  a. One month after the day the member accepted the Service residence.
                                                                                                  b. The day the member moves into the Service residence.
                                                                                                  c. A later date that the CDF considers reasonable