4.6.4.20 Hostels or low care facilities assessed before 01/10/1997
Summary
Before 1 October 1997, a person who entered a low care facility, then known as a 'hostel' (1.1.H.90) that received recurrent funding under Commonwealth programs was assessed using EITHER:
Explanation: A person could satisfy the criteria for both provisions BUT the provisions were mutually exclusive. Therefore ONLY one set of provisions could be applied.
A person was assessed using whichever provision gave them the higher pension rate.
Explanation: Care situation and special residence provisions had different effects on a person's pension entitlement.
The following table shows how the provisions were compared.
Criteria | Care situation provisions | Special residence provisions |
---|---|---|
Exemption status of former principal home. |
Exempt for 2 years. Explanation: Under the provisions, a person's principal home is NOT the low care facility (hostel). |
Not exempt. Explanation: Under the provisions, a person's principal home is the low care facility (hostel). |
Deeming of a person's EC (1.1.E.130). |
Deeming applied IF the EC took the form of a:
|
Deeming not applied. |
Payability of RA. | RA was payable. |
RA was assessed as for a retirement village. 4.6.4.30 Assessing Retirement Villages |
Assessability of EC. |
EC was an assessable asset (1.1.A.290). Explanation: There were no special provisions for a person's EC. |
The EC was assessed as for a retirement village. 4.6.4.30 Assessing Retirement Villages |