Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00053:reg:91k
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00053
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 91K
Character Range: 83732–84784

91K  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 amount equal to the sum of:
 (a) the amount of basic income support compensation for the recipient worked out under subsection (2) of this section; and
 (b) $0.40, being the amount of pharmaceutical allowance compensation; and
 (c) $1.40, being the amount of pharmaceutical concessions compensation.
 (2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(a), the amount of basic income support compensation for a care recipient is the amount worked out using the following formula, rounded to the nearest 5 cents (rounding up in the case of exactly halfway between 2 multiples of 5 cents):
where:
fortnightly assessable income amount means the amount that is the care recipient's total assessable income (within the meaning of section 44‑24 of the Transitional Provisions Act) worked out on a per fortnight basis.