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person is in Australia.

Note 1: For in residential care, excluded property owner and residential care charge see section 5NAA.

Note 2: For residential care charge threshold rate see point 45Y-FA3.

Residential care charge threshold rate

"45Y-FA3. A person's residential care charge threshold rate is $2,236 per year (equivalent to $86 per fortnight).

Note: The amounts are indexed 6 monthly in line with CPI increases (see sections 59B to 59E).

Factors affecting rate of residential care allowance

"45Y-FA4. The rate of residential care allowance depends on:

(a) the annual residential care charge paid or payable by the person; and

(b) the number of pension increase children (if any) that the person has.

Note: For pension increase child see subsection 5F(6).

Rate of residential care allowance

"45Y-FA5.(1) The rate of residential care allowance in respect of a person is the rate per year that is the lesser of Rate A and Rate B applicable to the person in accordance with Table FA-1.
TABLE FA-1
RATE OF RESIDENTIAL CARE ALLOWANCE
column 1                            column 2
Rate A                              Rate B
                                    column 2A  column 2B
                                               3 or more pension increase children
1 or 2 pension increase children
                                                                                    $2,064.40  $2.355.60

"(2) In the Table in subpoint (1):

annual charge means the annual residential care charge paid or payable by the person whose income support supplement is being calculated.

Note 1: For residential care charge threshold rate see point 45Y-FA3
Note 2: For residential care charge see section 5NAA.
     Note 3: The residential care charge threshold rate is in point 45Y-FA3. This rate and the amount in paragraph (b) are indexed 6 monthly in line with CPI increases (see sections 59B to 59E).

SCHEDULE 1—continued

Cost of accommodation paid by member of an illness separated or respite care couple

"45Y-FA6. If a person is a member of an illness separated couple or a respite care couple, any amount that the person's partner pays or is liable to pay in respect of the accommodation of the person is to be treated as paid or payable by the person.

Note: For illness separated couple and respite care couple sec subsections 5R(5) and (6).

Increase in residential care charge threshold rate

"45Y-FA7. On and after 1 January 1997, point 45 Y-FA3 has effect as if, immediately after indexation on 20 March 1996, the annual residential care charge threshold rate set out in that point had been increased by $130.

Increase in rate of residential care allowance

"45Y-FA8. On and after 1 January 1997, subpoint 45Y-FA5(1) has effect as if, immediately after indexation on 20 March 1996, each rate of residential care allowance set out in column 2 of Table FA-1 in that subpoint had been increased by $130.".

83. Point