Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160:reg:3:p49
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 49/293)
Character Range: 1890401–1897162

the housing benefit location.                                                                              The first day in their housing benefit location if they are not required to occupy living-in accommodation.                                                                                        The earliest of these dates.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    a. The end of the member's posting.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    b. The day they move into other suitable accommodation.
4.    The member has an own home in their family benefit location which is only unsuitable under Part 2.                                                         The day the member's resident family and recognised other persons cannot get suitable accommodation at the location, other than a rented home for which rent allowance is payable.                 The earliest of these dates.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    a. The end of the member's posting.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    b. The day they move into other suitable accommodation.
5.    The member meets all of the following.                                                                                                                     The day the member's resident family and recognised other persons cannot get suitable accommodation at the location, other than a rented home for which rent allowance is payable.                 The earliest of these dates.
      a. The member was deployed for 6 months or more.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              a. The end of the member's posting.
      b. The member's resident family and recognised other persons were approved to move to another location before the member's deployment for family support.                                                                                                                                                                                                     b. The day they move into other suitable accommodation.
      b. When the member returns from deployment they will have less than 6 months to serve in the primary service location.
6.    The member meets all of the following.                                                                                                                     The day the member's resident family and recognised other persons cannot get suitable accommodation at the family benefit location, other than a rented home for which rent allowance is payable.  The earliest of these dates.
      a. The member is posted to a seagoing ship, seagoing submarine or seagoing flight.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            a. The day the resident family and recognised other persons move into other suitable accommodation.
      b. The member has been granted a removal for resident family and recognised other persons to a family benefit location under section 6.5.21.                                                                                                                                                                                                                  b. The day the member begins a new posting that meets all the following.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    i. It is for more than 6 months.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    ii. It is not to a seagoing ship, seagoing submarine or seagoing flight.

    Note:  Division 5 provides events which may end or effect a member's eligibility to rent allowance.
4.  If a member's suitable accommodation becomes unsuitable during their posting, eligibility for rent allowance begins on the day it becomes unsuitable.

7.8.5AA Early Eligibility for Rent Allowance Trial

1.  This section applies to a member who has received a posting order to a trial location if they meet all of the following.
    a.                                                                                                                                     They have accompanied resident family or recognised other persons.
    b.                                                                                                                                     They are eligible to occupy a Service residence in their next housing benefit location.
    c.                                                                                                                                     Their posting order was