Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A04771:front:0:p61
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A04771
Segment Type: other
Provision Reference: 
Character Range: 158226–161431

situation                              basic allowance per year  basic allowance per fortnight  additional allowance per year  additional allowance per fortnight
1.                     Not member of couple                                   $455.00                   $17.50                         $182.00                        $7.00
2.                     Partnered—partner receiving remote area allowance      $390.00                   $15.00                         $182.00                        $7.00
3.                     Partnered—partner not receiving remote area allowance  $455.00                   $17.50                         $182.00                        $7.00

Note 1: For 'member of a couple' and 'partnered' see section 5E.
Note 2: For 'income support supplement add-on child' see point 45Y-C4.

Illness separated and respite care couples

"45Y-C3. For the purposes of Table C in point 45Y-C2, a member of an illness separated couple or a respite care couple is to be treated as not being a member of a couple.

Income support supplement add-on child

  "45Y-C4. A person has an income support supplement add-on child if:

  (a) the person is receiving income support supplement; and

  (b) the person has a child; and

     (c) the person's income support supplement rate includes a dependent child add-on for the child.

Dependent children must be physically present in Australia

"45Y-C5. Additional allowance is not payable for a child unless the child is physically present in Australia.

"45Y-C6. If 2 persons have an income support supplement add-on for the same child, additional allowance is not payable to either person for that child except as directed by the Commission. The Commission may direct that additional allowance is payable either to one of the persons or to both.

"MODULE D—ADJUSTED INCOME TEST

Effect of income on maximum payment rate

"45Y-D1. 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 45Y-D2.
Step 2.  Work out the person's adjusted income free area (see points 45Y-D4 to 45Y-D10 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.

         Method statement—continued
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 ordinary income using points 45Y-D11 to 45Y-D13 below.

    Note 1: See point 45Y-A1 (Steps 4 to 9) for the significance of the person's reduction for adjusted