Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160:reg:3:p71
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 71/293)
Character Range: 2010083–2014980

family and recognised other persons' accommodation.
3.  If the member has no resident family or recognised other persons, or unaccompanied resident family and no accompanied resident family, rent allowance will be paid to the person who is to pay the member's rent until one of the following.
    a.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             The earlier of the following.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   i.                                                                                                                                  28 days after the member's death
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   ii.                                                                                                                                 The date the lease ends.
    b.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             A later date set by the CDF that the CDF considers reasonable.
4.  The rent allowance is at the rate that applied to the member.

7.8.38 Rent allowance audit

1.  Each member's rent allowance may be audited one or more times in each posting cycle.
2.  The purpose of the audit is to check that the member is getting the amount of rent allowance they are eligible for. It checks facts including the address in the housing benefit location or family benefit location and the number of resident family or recognised other persons or other residents.
3.  To start an audit, the Defence Housing Australia Regional Operations Manager must take both these steps.
    a.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Write to the member to seek confirmation of information the Manager needs to make the checks.
    b.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      If the member does not respond, give written notice to the member's unit that the member is to be audited.
4.  The member must respond within 14 days of receiving the Defence Housing Australia Regional Operations Manager's letter. The response must be in writing.
5.  The member may be absent from the location at the time of the audit. The audit must then be suspended until the member returns.
6.  This suspension lasts until the Defence Housing Australia Regional Operations Manager gets written notice that the member is in the housing benefit location.

7.8.39 Member who fails to respond to audit

1.  The member's eligibility for rent allowance will cease if they fail to comply with all of the requirements under subsection 7.8.38.2, unless subsection 7.8.38.4 applies.
2.  If the member's eligibility for rent allowance has ceased under subsection 1, the member's eligibility for rent allowance recommences when all of the following have been met.
    a.                                                                                                                                                                              The member complies with the request under paragraph 7.8.38.2.a.
    b.                                                                                                                                                                              The Defence Housing Australia Regional Operations Manager is satisfied that the member has reasonable grounds for not responding within the time provided under paragraph 7.8.38.2.b.

Division 6: Advances and repayments

7.8.40 Purpose

   A member might be unable to pay the bond or other fees for securing a rental property. The member may be eligible for an advance.

7.8.40A Member this Division does not apply to

   A member who accepts an offer of accommodation under Chapter 7 Part 7 of this Determination is not eligible for benefits