Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00071:reg:99aa
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00071
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 99AA
Character Range: 165863–167033

99AA  Meaning of hardship reduction amount
  The hardship reduction amount for a care recipient in respect of a payment period in which the care recipient receives home care through a home care service is worked out as follows.

      Hardship reduction amount calculator
           Step 1. Work out the hardship supplement (if any) for the care recipient in respect of the payment period under subsection 48‑10(1) of the Act.
           Step 2. Subtract the amount that is the sum of all the basic daily care fees for the care recipient, under section 52D‑3 of the Act, for the days during the payment period on which the care recipient is provided with home care through the home care service.
      The result (including a nil amount) is the hardship reduction amount for the care recipient in respect of the payment period. If the result is negative, the amount is taken to be nil.
Note: For step 2, if the provision of home care to a care recipient is suspended on a temporary basis as mentioned in section 46‑2 of the Act, the care recipient is taken to be provided with home care on each day that the provision of home care is suspended (see subsection 72(3)).