Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00053:reg:71
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00053
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 71
Character Range: 49060–50239

71  Amount of hardship supplement—certain pre‑2008 reform residents
 (1) The amount of the hardship supplement for a day for a care recipient who is a member of the class specified in paragraph 56(1)(a) of the Transitional Provisions Principles is the lesser of:
 (a) the sum of:
 (i) the amount of basic income support compensation, worked out under subsection (2); and
 (ii) $0.40, being the amount of pharmaceutical allowance compensation; and
 (iii) $1.40, being the amount of pharmaceutical concessions compensation; and
 (b) the amount that is the difference between:
 (i) the amount of standard resident contribution for a care recipient under section 58‑3C of the Transitional Provisions Act; and
 (ii) the amount of standard resident contribution for a care recipient under section 58‑4 of the Transitional Provisions Act.
 (2) For subparagraph (1)(a)(i), the amount of basic income support compensation is the amount worked out in accordance with the following formula, rounded to the nearest 5 cents:
where:
X is $1 774.42.
Y is the amount of the care recipient's total assessable fortnightly income determined under section 44‑24 of the Transitional Provisions Act.