Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A04996:front:0:p19
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A04996
Segment Type: other
Provision Reference: 
Character Range: 49881–52692

$2,355.60

2.                       Partnered— partner does not have rent increased pension            $2064.40   $2,355.60
3.                       Partnered— partner has rent increased pension                      $1,032.20  $1,177.80

4.                       Member of  illness separated  or respite care couple               $2,064.40  $2,355.60

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80. Point 45Y-F7:

(a) After Note 2 insert:

"Note 2A: For illness separated couple and respite care couple see subsections 5R(5) and (6)."

SCHEDULE 1—continued

(b) Omit, substitute:

        "Note 4: The rent threshold rates referred to in column 3 are contained in Table F in point 45Y-F3 and are indexed 6 monthly in line with CPI increases (see sections 59B to 59E).".

81. After point 45Y-F7:

Insert:

Rate B increase

"45Y-F7A.(1) Each rate set out in items 1, 2 and 4 in column 4 of Table F-l in point 45Y-F7, or, if a higher rate is taken by section 59C to be substituted for that rate on 20 March 1996 as a result of indexation, the higher rate, is increased by $130 with effect from and including that date.

"(2) The rate set out in item 3 in column 4 of Table F-l in point 45Y-F7, or, if a higher rate is taken by section 59C to be substituted for that rate on 20 March 1996 as a result of indexation, the higher rate, is increased by $65 with effect from and including that date.".

82. After Module F of the Income Support Supplement Rate Calculator at the end of section 45Y:

Insert:

"MODULE FA—RESIDENTIAL CARE ALLOWANCE

Residential care allowance

"45Y-FA1. Residential care allowance is an amount that may be taken into account to help cover the cost of accommodation of a person in residential care when working out the rate of the person's income support supplement. If the person is eligible for residential care allowance under point 45Y-FA2, the amount to be so taken into account is the amount applying to that person under point 45Y-FA5.

Note: For in residential care see subsection 5NAA(2).

Eligibility for residential care allowance

"45Y-FA2. A person is eligible for residential care allowance if:

(a) the person is in residential care; and

(b) the person is not an excluded property owner; and

(c) the person's rate of income support supplement does not include an amount of rent assistance; and

(d) the person pays, or is liable to pay, a residential care charge for the person's residential care; and

SCHEDULE 1—continued

(e) the charge is payable at a rate that is higher than the residential care charge threshold rate; and

(f) the 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