Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00162:section:5:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00162
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 5 (pt 1/13)
Character Range: 1915151–1918000

5                  If the recipient's maximum basic rate is worked out under column 3B of item 7 of the table in point 1068‑B1                      $7.90

Recipient covered by point 1068‑B5
 1068‑C4 If the recipient is covered by point 1068‑B5, the recipient's energy supplement is $12.00.

Module D—Pharmaceutical allowance

Qualification for pharmaceutical allowance
 1068‑D1 Subject to points 1068‑D3A, 1068‑D4, 1068‑D5, 1068‑D6 and 1068‑D8, an additional amount by way of pharmaceutical allowance is to be added to a person's maximum basic rate if the person is receiving jobseeker payment and point 1068‑D2, 1068‑D2B or 1068‑D3 applies to the person.

Incapacity for work—jobseeker payment
 1068‑D2 This point applies to a person if the person is receiving jobseeker payment and the person is not required to satisfy the employment pathway plan requirements because of a determination that is in effect under section 40L of the Administration Act and that has been made because of the circumstance referred to in paragraph 40L(5)(a) of that Act.

Jobseeker payment recipients who have a partial capacity to work or are principal carers
 1068‑D2B This point applies to a person who is receiving jobseeker payment if the person:
 (a) has a partial capacity to work; or
 (b) is the principal carer of at least one child and is not a member of a couple.
Note 1: For partial capacity to work see section 16B.
Note 2: For principal carer see subsections 5(15) to (24).

Long term recipients over 55
 1068‑D3 This point applies to a person if the person:
 (a) has turned 55; and
 (b) has been receiving income support payments in respect of a continuous period of at least 9 months (whether or not the kind of payment received has changed over the period and whether the period or any part of it occurred before or after the commencement of this paragraph).
Note 1: For income support payment see subsection 23(1).
Note 2: For the determination of the continuous period in respect of which a person received income support payments see section 38B.

No pharmaceutical allowance if person receiving pension supplement
 1068‑D3A Pharmaceutical allowance is not to be added to a person's maximum basic rate if a pension supplement amount has been added to that rate.

No pharmaceutical allowance if person receiving certain supplements under other Acts
 1068‑D4 Pharmaceutical allowance is not to be added to a person's maximum basic rate if the person is receiving:
 (a) veterans supplement under section 118A of the Veterans' Entitlements Act; or
 (b) MRCA supplement under section 300 of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act; or
 (c) pharmaceutical supplement under Part 3A of the Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests and British Commonwealth Occupation Force (Treatment) Act 2006; or
 (d) pharmaceutical supplement under Part