3.7.1.90 Supplementary benefits & assistance for SpB recipients
Other departmental benefits
SpB recipients MAY also qualify for the following benefits, if they meet the relevant qualification criteria:
- family tax benefit
- rent assistance
- pharmaceutical allowance
- telephone allowance
- remote area allowance
- HCC or PCC
- crisis payment
- clean energy supplement
- EdEP (if a non-residentially qualified sole parent), and
- pension supplement if over age pension age.
Other departmental benefits are not regarded as income under the SpB direct deduction income test.
Act reference: SSAct section 7 Australian residence definitions
SS(Admin)Act section 29 General rule
Policy reference: SS Guide 3.8.1 RA - qualification & payability, 3.8.2 PhA - Qualification & Payability, 3.8.7 TAL - Qualification & Payability, 3.8.8 RAA - qualification & payability, 3.9.1 HCC - Qualification Provisions, 3.9.2 PCC - Qualification Provisions, 3.7.4 CrP - qualification & payability, 3.8.6 EdEP - Qualification & Payability, 3.12.1 Pension supplement - qualification & payability, 3.15.1 CEA - qualification & payability, 3.15.2 ES - qualification & payability