Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2008A00131:clause:1_900
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2008A00131
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 900
Character Range: 1903–4140

900  Qualification for economic security strategy payment

Qualified if this section applies

 (1) A person is qualified for an economic security strategy payment if subsection (2), (3) or (4) applies to the person.

Receipt of certain payments

 (2) This subsection applies to a person if:
 (a) the person was receiving one of the following payments in respect of 14 October 2008:
 (i) an age pension;
 (ii) a disability support pension;
 (iii) a wife pension;
 (iv) a carer payment;
 (v) a bereavement allowance;
 (vi) a widow B pension;
 (vii) a widow allowance;
 (viii) partner allowance;
 (ix) carer allowance; and
 (b) except in the case of carer allowance, the person was receiving that payment because of a claim the person made on or before 14 October 2008.

Note: For receive see subsections 23(2) and (4).

Pension age and receipt of other payments

 (3) This subsection applies to a person if:
 (a) the person reached pension age on or before 14 October 2008; and
 (b) the person was receiving one of the following payments in respect of 14 October 2008:
 (i) a parenting payment;
 (ii) austudy payment;
 (iii) special benefit;
 (iv) a payment under the ABSTUDY Scheme that includes an amount identified as living allowance; and
 (c) the person was receiving that payment because of a claim the person made on or before 14 October 2008.

Note: For receive see subsections 23(2) and (4).

Qualified for seniors health card

 (4) This subsection applies to a person if:
 (a) on or before 14 October 2008, the person made a claim for a seniors health card under Division 1 of Part 3 of the Administration Act and had not withdrawn that claim on or before 14 October 2008; and
 (b) on 14 October 2008, the person was qualified for the card.

One payment under this section only

 (5) A person cannot receive more than one payment under this section, regardless of how many times the person qualifies under this section.

 (6) Despite anything else in this section, a person who is eligible for a payment under section 118ZZQ of the Veterans' Entitlements Act is not qualified for a payment under this section unless the person is so qualified because he or she was receiving carer allowance in respect of 14 October 2008.