Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01295:reg:4:p22
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01295
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 4 (pt 22/35)
Character Range: 60106–62635

amount specified is indexed twice a year in line with CPI increases (see paragraphs 3B.4 and 3B.5

3B.4  Income Support Bonus to be indexed or adjusted
 3B.4.1 The income support bonus is to be indexed or adjusted as if it is the payment described as "income support bonus" in item 71 of the table in section 1190 of the Social Security Act 1991.

3B.5  CPI indexation of income support bonus
 3B.5.1 The income support bonus is indexed as if it was the payment described as income support bonus in item 43 of the table in subsection 1191(1) of the Social Security Act 1991.
 3B.5.2 If an income support bonus is to be indexed on an indexation day, as if it was the payment described as income support bonus under the Social Security Act 1991, this Scheme has effect as if the indexed amount were substituted for the income support bonus on that day.
 3B.5.3 The indexed amount of the income support bonus is to be worked out under section 1192 of the Social Security Act 1991 as if it is the payment described as income support bonus under the Social Security Act 1991.

3B.6  No claim necessary
 3B.6.1 A claim is not required for an income support bonus.

3B.7  Payment of income support bonus
 3B.7.1 If a person is eligible for an income support bonus on an income support bonus test day, the Commission must direct that the bonus be paid for the person in a single lump sum:
 (a) on the day that the Commission considers to be the earliest day on which it is reasonably practicable for the bonus to be paid; and
 (b) in such manner as the Commission considers appropriate.
 3B.7.2  Payment of the income support bonus for a person who is eligible for the bonus (eligible person) is to be made to the person to whom the education allowance for the eligible person under Part 3 is payable except that if the education allowance is payable to an institution or to a person providing board to the eligible person, the income support bonus  is payable to the person to whom the education allowance for the eligible person would be payable if payment of the education allowance to an institution or to a person providing board to the eligible person was not an option.
Note: the person receiving the bonus for the eligible person could be the eligible person's parent, a person approved by the Commission or the eligible person.

3B.8  Debts arising in respect of income support bonus
 3B.8.1 If:
 (a) a person is paid an income support bonus; and
 (b) after the bonus is paid, a determination under the Scheme in relation to the