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excess] × 19.50
                                                                   250

    Note 1: For 'member of a couple', 'partnered (partner getting neither pension nor benefit)', 'partnered (partner getting benefit)' and 'partnered (partner getting pension)' see section 5E.
Note 2: For 'additional amounts for dependent children' see subsection 5Q(1).
Note 3: 'Social security pension' includes a rehabilitation allowance.
Note 4: For 'assets excess' see point 45Y-E5 below.

Assets excess

"45Y-E5. A person's assets excess is the value of the person's assets less the person's assets value limit.

"45Y-E6. In calculating a person's assets excess under point 45Y-E5, disregard any part of the excess that is not a multiple of $250.

"MODULE F—RENT ASSISTANCE

Rent assistance

"45Y-F1. Rent assistance is an amount that may be taken into account when working out the rate of a person's income support supplement. If the person is eligible for rent assistance under point 45Y-F2, the amount to be so taken into account is the amount applying to that person under Table F-1.

Eligibility for rent assistance

  "45Y-F2. A person is eligible for rent assistance if:

  (a) the person is not an ineligible property owner; and

  (b) the person pays, or is liable to pay, rent (other than Government rent); and

  (c) the rent is payable at a rate of more than the rent threshold rate; and

  (d) the person is in Australia.

Note 1: For 'rent', 'Government rent' and 'ineligible property owner' see section 5N.
Note 2: For 'rent threshold rate' see point 45Y-F3.

Rent threshold rate

"45Y-F3. A person's rent threshold rate depends on the person's family situation. Work out which family situation in Table F applies to the person. The rent threshold rate is the corresponding amount in column 3.

TABLE F
RENT THRESHOLD RATES
column 1              column 2                                                  column 3       column 4
item no.              person's family situation                                 rate per year  rate per fortnight
1.                    Not member of couple                                      $2,116.40      $81.40

2.                    Partnered (partner does not have rent increased pension)  $2,116.40      $81.40

3.                    Partnered (partner has rent increased pension)            $3,182.40      $122.40

Note 1: For 'member of a couple' and 'partnered' see section 5E.
Note 2: For 'partner with a rent increased pension' see point 45Y-F6.
Note 3: The column 3 amounts are indexed 6 monthly in line with CPI increases (see sections 59B to 59E).

No rent assistance if partner getting incentive allowance under the Social Security Act

"45Y-F4. If a person is a member of a couple and the person's partner is living with the person in their home, an additional amount is not to be added to the person's provisional rate under point 45Y-F2 if an amount by way of incentive allowance is being added to the maximum basic rate of the person's partner.

Note: For 'incentive allowance' see