What's new

11 November 2019 (v1.259)

Page	Title	Details
1.1.R.55	Receiving	Updated policy.
1.1.R.115	Relevant day (Northern Territory CDEP transition payment) (deleted)	Removed information.
1.2.2.20	Mature Age Allowance (MAA) & former payment Mature Age Partner Allowance (MAPA) - Description (deleted)	Removed information.
1.2.9	Northern Territory CDEP transition payment - description (deleted)	Removed information.
2.2.4.30	Verifying temporary absences	Added information regarding departure and arrival times for temporary absences.
3.4.1.40	Supplementary assistance for Age recipients	Updated policy.
3.4.5.20	Security for PLS	Clarified use of retirement villages as security for pension loans scheme loans.
3.6.1.100	Continuation, variation or termination of DSP	Clarified policy.
3.6.4.40	Qualification for CP during temporary cessation of care	Clarified carer in employment/voluntary work or attending educational institution/training course (25 hour rule).
3.6.4.70	Changes to carer situation - effect on CP qualification	Clarified policy.
3.8.1.108	Assessing RA payable	Updated how state and territory governments rent relief schemes impact on eligibility for rent assistance.
3.9.1.45	Foster child HCC	Clarified policy.
3.13	Northern Territory CDEP transition payment (deleted)	Removed chapter.
4.2.1.10	Pensions income test	Clarified policy.
4.2.3	Pensions & benefits assets tests	Clarified policy.
4.12.11.20	Qualification provisions for the primary production concession	Updated to reflect indexation.
4.14.4.20	Gifting concession for special disability trusts	Clarified policy.
6.8	Payment pending review	Removed example.
7.1.2.10	General rules of portability	Clarified policy.
7.1.2.20	Application of portability rules (portability table)	Clarified policy.
9.1.2.50	Transitional permanent visas	New page, contains information previously in 9.2.15.
9.2	Visa subclasses & payment eligibility for visas issued after 1/9/94	Restructured and revised whole chapter.
10.1.100	General principles glossary	Updated to reflect name change to the Republic of North Macedonia.
10.27	Agreement with the Republic of North Macedonia	Updated chapter to reflect name change to the Republic of North Macedonia.
10.100	Glossary for Australian social security agreements	Updated to reflect name change to the Republic of North Macedonia.
11.1.1	Overview of income management	Clarified policy.
11.1.1.40	Hierarchy of income management measures	Clarified policy.
11.1.1.50	Trigger payments for income management	Clarified policy.
11.1.5.10	Meeting priority needs using the BasicsCard	Updated contact details.
11.1.6	Criteria that must be satisfied before funds can be paid from a person's income management account	Clarified policy.
11.1.6.10	Circumstances under which income managed funds can be paid out	Clarified policy.
11.1.6.30	Expense payments	Clarified policy.
11.1.6.40	Action delegate can take to enable a third person to access a person's income managed funds	Clarified policy.
11.1.9.30	Direct payments to third party organisations under income management	Clarified policy.
11.1.10.10	Person other than payee obtains value for non-endorsed cheque under income management	Clarified policy.
11.1.10.20	Misuse of vouchers & stored value cards under income management	Clarified policy.
11.1.10.30	Repayment of money credited to an income management account	Clarified policy.
11.1.10.60	Value of debits exceeds credit balance of income management account	Clarified policy.
11.1.12.110	People subject to non-payment periods, penalty recovery or payment suspension while under income management	Clarified policy.
11.1.14.10	Overview of exemptions from income management	Clarified policy.
11.1.14.30	Principal carer exemptions from income management - financial vulnerability test	Clarified policy.
11.2.1	Cape York Welfare Reforms - overview	Clarified policy.
11.2.3	Conditions that result in an individual being subject to income management under the Cape York initiative	Clarified policy.
11.2.3.10	Income management under the Cape York initiative - individuals & partners	Clarified policy.
11.2.3.20	Voluntary income management under the Cape York initiative	Clarified policy.
11.2.4	Notice requiring an individual be subject to income management under the Cape York initiative	Clarified policy.
11.2.5	Payments subject to income management under the Cape York initiative	Clarified policy.
11.2.5.40	Category S welfare payment	Removed payments that have ceased.
11.2.6	Family Income Management & Student Education Trusts & the Cape York initiative	Clarified policy.
11.2.8.10	Reasons for exiting the Cape York income management measure	Clarified policy.
11.2.8.20	Exit interview under the Cape York income management measure	Clarified policy.
11.3.8.10	Reasons for exit from the Child Protection Measure	Clarified policy.
11.4.2.10	Decision-making principles for identifying a VWPR	Clarified policy.
11.4.4	Review & appeal process under the VWPR Measure	Clarified policy.
11.4.5.10	Reasons for exit from the VWPR Measure	Clarified policy.