Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160:reg:11:p112
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 11 (pt 112/153)
Character Range: 1446165–1452122

home in the gaining location.
    c.                                                                                                                                           Suitable accommodation for the member and their accompanied resident family has not already been arranged.
3.  The member will not be paid for more than 3 days' hire costs.
4.  The member is not eligible for any other assistance or allowance for house-hunting.

7.1.27 House not chosen during house-hunting trip

1.  The rules on accepting and rejecting a reasonable offer of a Service residence or rented home apply to a member on house-hunting trips.
2.  If the member rejects a reasonable offer, they must repay any payment they received for the house-hunting trip.
3.  A member may go on a house-hunting trip but be unable to secure suitable accommodation. Subject to section 7.1.28, they do not have to repay the payment they received for the trip.
4.  If their circumstances change, a member can reject a house that they chose on an earlier house-hunting trip. This must be because it is no longer suitable accommodation.

7.1.28 Evidence of house-hunting trip costs

1.  House-hunting trip payments may be made before the member goes on the trip.
2.  After the trip, the member must give copies of written records of the costs of the trip to the Toll Transitions Removal Administration Services Manager.
3.  The member must repay any payment under this Part for which they do not provide a written record under subsection 2.

Part 2: Suitable own home

7.2.1 Purpose

   This Part sets out these matters.
   a.                                 What a member's suitable home is.
   b.                                 When a member who owns a suitable home in their housing benefit location or their family benefit location may or may not be eligible for housing assistance.

Division 1: Introduction to suitable own home

7.2.4 Purpose

   This Division defines a suitable own home and whether a member is eligible for housing assistance.

7.2.5 Suitable own home

1.   Subject to section 7.2.9, a home is a suitable own home if it meets all these conditions.
     a.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  It is owned by the member, their resident family, adult child or a person with an interdependent relationship with the member under paragraph 1.3.37.1.d.
     b.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  It is at the member's housing benefit location or family benefit location.
     c.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  It has the minimum prescribed number of bedrooms.
1A.  For the purpose of paragraph 1.c the minimum number of prescribed bedrooms is the sum of each of the following.
     a.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  For a member and their partner, if they have one — 1 bedroom.
     b.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  For every 2 children who meet all of the following — 1 bedroom.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         i.                                                                                                                                                          They are the member's resident family.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         ii.                                                                                                                                                         They are of the same gender.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         iii.                                                                                                                                                        They have an age difference of 4 years or less.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         iv.                                                                                                                                                         They are in Year