The Guides to Social Policy Law is a collection of publications designed to assist decision makers administering social policy law. The information contained in this publication is intended only as a guide to relevant legislation/policy. The information is accurate as at the date listed at the bottom of the page, but may be subject to change. To discuss individual circumstances please contact Services Australia.
- 1.1.P.415 Principal carer - foster care
- 1.2.8.10 Health care card (HCC) - description
- 1.2.8.20 Pensioner concession card (PCC) - description
- 3.9.1.10 Qualification for HCC - automatic issue
- 3.9.1.65 HCC benefits
- 3.9.2.30 PCC extension rules
- 3.1.12 Employment income nil rate period
- 3.1.6.10 General payability provisions
- 3.2.1.20 Payability of JSP
- 3.2.1.50 Supplementary benefits & employment assistance for JSP recipients
- 3.2.3.20 Payability of YA
- 3.3.1.50 Supplementary benefits & employment assistance for PA recipients
- 3.4.1.70 Suspension instead of cancellation for Age recipients with employment income
- 3.4.3.20 Payability of WA
- 3.5.1.130 Supplementary benefits & employment assistance for PP recipients
- 3.5.1.90 Payability summary for PP
- 3.9.1.10 Qualification for HCC - automatic issue
- 1.2.8.10 Health care card (HCC) - description
- 3.1.7.20 SWPP provisions
- 3.9.1.20 Qualification for LIC
- 3.9.1.30 Qualification for ex-CA (child) HCC for 16-25 year old students
- 3.9.1.40 HCC Provisions for Children & Dependants
- 3.9.1.45 Foster child HCC
- 3.9.1.65 HCC benefits
- 3.9.1.70 LIC - assessment of income
- 3.9.1.90 Notification & recipient obligations for HCC
- 3.9.4.20 Non-cancellation of Concession Cards for Temporary Overseas Absences
- 8.3.1 Start days - general provisions
- 1.1.F.60 Family member
- 3.1.2.43 Exemptions from the NARWP
- 3.9.1.20 Qualification for LIC
- 3.9.1.45 Foster child HCC
- 3.15.2.10 Qualification for ES
- 3.9.1.10 Qualification for HCC - automatic issue
- 3.9.1.20 Qualification for LIC
- 3.9.2.10 Qualification for PCC
- 3.9.2.30 PCC extension rules
- 3.9.3.10 Qualification for CSHC
- 3.9.4.20 Non-cancellation of Concession Cards for Temporary Overseas Absences
- 7.1.1 Portability table (summary of portability rules)
- 7.1.2 Payments with unlimited portability
- 7.1.3 Payments & concession cards with limited portability
- 1.1.A.310 Assuree, assurer, assurance of support, assurance of support security
- 9.4.1.10 Overview of the AoS scheme
- 9.4.2 Lodging an AoS
- 9.4.3.10 Assurer eligibility requirements - individuals
- 9.4.3.50 Assurer eligibility requirements - Community Support Program
- 9.4.3.10 Assurer eligibility requirements - individuals
- 9.4.3.20 Examples - income requirements for individuals
- 9.4.3.50 Assurer eligibility requirements - Community Support Program
- 9.4.4 AoS securities
- 1.1.C.250 Compensation affected payment
- 1.1.E.105 Employment termination payment (ETP)
- 3.1.15.10 Work bonus - eligibility
- 3.1.4.05 Payability during periods in gaol or psychiatric confinement
- 3.12.1 Pension supplement - qualification & payability
- 3.15.2.20 Payability of ES
- 3.4.1.60 Continuation, variation or termination of Age
- 3.4.1.70 Suspension instead of cancellation for Age recipients with employment income
- 3.4.7.100 Amount of PBS bonus
- 3.6.1.100 Continuation, variation or termination of DSP
- 3.8.1.106 Special RA rules for couples & families with children
- 3.8.8.10 Qualification for RAA
- 4.13.1.25 Treatment of specific compensatory type payments
- 4.2.1.10 Pensions income test
- 4.2.1.20 Additional Free Area for Dependent Children
- 4.2.3 Pensions & benefits assets tests
- 4.2.5 CP income & assets tests
- 4.3.3.20 Income from employment or independent contracting
- 4.3.4.10 Application of the income maintenance period (IMP)
- 4.6.5.100 Assessing private annuities & overseas income products
- 4.6.5.30 Assessing property, real estate & unit trusts
- 4.6.5.40 Assessing Shares in Public Companies
- 4.6.5.70 Assessing insurance bonds & policies
- 4.6.6.20 Overseas real estate, partner's share of a business & assets not readily accessible
- 5.1.5.10 DSP - current rates
- 5.1.8.10 Common pension rates
- 5.1.8.40 Pension reform - transitional arrangements
- 5.1.8.60 Transition to JSP - transitional arrangements for former recipients of WP
- 5.4.1.35 Formula for calculating certain pension advance payments
- 5.5.1 Samples of pension rate calculations
- 5.5.1.10 Single Age pensioner, no children
- 5.5.1.20 Pensioner couple, no children
- 5.5.1.30 Single person, 1 child under 13 years
- 5.5.1.40 Pensioner couple, 3 children
- 5.5.1.50 Partnered pensioner, 1 child, partner not a recipient
- 5.5.1.60 Couple, 1 child under 13 years, separated due to ill health
- 5.5.1.70 Single person, no children, receiving RA
- 7.1.2 Payments with unlimited portability
- 1.1.C.250 Compensation affected payment
- 3.12.1 Pension supplement - qualification & payability
- 3.15.2.20 Payability of ES
- 3.4.7.100 Amount of PBS bonus
- 3.6.2.40 Assessment of permanent blindness for DSP
- 3.8.1.10 Qualification for RA
- 3.8.8.10 Qualification for RAA
- 4.2.1.10 Pensions income test
- 4.3.1.30 Rate of income - couples, blind pensioners & children
- 4.3.3.20 Income from employment or independent contracting
- 5.1.5.10 DSP - current rates
- 5.1.8.10 Common pension rates
- 5.1.8.40 Pension reform - transitional arrangements
- 5.5.1 Samples of pension rate calculations
- 4.2.1.20 Additional Free Area for Dependent Children
- 5.1.8.10 Common pension rates
- 5.1.8.40 Pension reform - transitional arrangements
- 1.1.E.105 Employment termination payment (ETP)
- 3.15.2.20 Payability of ES
- 3.8.2.10 PhA - qualification & payability
- 3.8.8.10 Qualification for RAA
- 4.2.1.10 Pensions income test
- 4.2.1.20 Additional Free Area for Dependent Children
- 4.3.3.20 Income from employment or independent contracting
- 4.3.4.10 Application of the income maintenance period (IMP)
- 5.1.5.10 DSP - current rates
- 5.1.8.10 Common pension rates
- 5.1.8.40 Pension reform - transitional arrangements
- 5.2.2.40 Historical rates of DSP for people under 21 years of age without dependent children - July 2000 to present date
- 3.15.2.20 Payability of ES
- 3.8.2.10 PhA - qualification & payability
- 3.8.8.10 Qualification for RAA
- 4.2.1.10 Pensions income test
- 4.3.3.20 Income from employment or independent contracting
- 5.1.5.10 DSP - current rates
- 5.1.8.10 Common pension rates
- 5.2.2.40 Historical rates of DSP for people under 21 years of age without dependent children - July 2000 to present date
- 1.1.S.320 State care (YA)
- 1.1.S.330 State or territory payment (YA)
- 1.1.U.60 Upkeep (YA)
- 3.12.1 Pension supplement - qualification & payability
- 1.1.A.10 Accommodated independent person (YA)
- 1.1.C.350 Continuous support (YA, DSP)
- 1.1.D.100 Dependent YA recipient, independent YA recipient (YA)
- 1.1.D.90 Dependent child (for YA independence purposes only)
- 1.1.F.60 Family member
- 1.1.N.12 National Training Wage schedule rate (YA, DSP)
- 1.1.S.270 Specially disadvantaged with respect to education or employment (YA, DSP)
- 1.1.S.320 State care (YA)
- 3.2.5.10 Qualification for YA, DSP & SpB as an independent young person
- 3.2.5.30 Unreasonable to live at home (YA, DSP & SpB)
- 3.2.5.40 Assessment of extreme family breakdown & other similar exceptional circumstances
- 3.2.5.50 Assessment of serious risk
- 3.2.5.60 Parents unable to provide a home (YA, DSP & SpB)
- 3.2.5.70 Assessment & mandatory procedures for YA, DSP & SpB - unreasonable to live at home
- 3.2.5.80 YA, DSP & SpB - self-supporting through paid employment
- 3.2.5.85 YA concessional workforce independence criteria for regional students
- 3.2.5.90 Education or employment disadvantage (YA, DSP & SpB)
- 3.2.6.10 Qualification for away from home rate of YA
- 3.7.2.70 SpB for young people under 18 years of age
- 3.7.2.80 SpB for Australian citizen children & Australian permanent resident children in the custody of a non-permanent resident
- 3.8.1.104 Special RA rules for young single people
- 3.8.15.10 Qualification for relocation scholarship
- 5.1.5.10 DSP - current rates
- 5.2.1.60 Historical National Training Wage schedule rates up to 30 June 2016 (YA, DSP)
- 1.1.M.130 Member of a YA couple (YA)
- 3.2.5.20 De facto relationships (YA, DSP & SpB)
- 4.2.8.40 Independent YA - partner income test & limits
- 1.1.R.30 Reasonable distance (YA)
- 3.2.6.10 Qualification for away from home rate of YA
- 3.2.6.20 Rules that determine the need to live away from home for YA
- 3.2.6.40 Away from home rate of YA & bypassing local schools
- 1.1.L.100 Long term income support student (including apprentices) (YA, Austudy)
- 3.2.3.40 Start day for YA (student or Australian Apprentice)
- 3.2.6.10 Qualification for away from home rate of YA
- 5.1.1.20 YA - current rates
- 1.1.A.170 Appropriate tax year (YA)
- 1.1.A.323 Australian Apprentice income bank (YA, Austudy)
- 1.1.B.10 Base year (YA)
- 1.1.D.70 Dependent child
- 1.1.E.105 Employment termination payment (ETP)
- 1.1.E.90 Employer provided benefit (YA)
- 1.1.I.50 Income components (YA)
- 1.1.L.140 Lump sum
- 1.1.P.30 Parental income free area (YA)
- 1.1.P.40 Parental income test (YA)
- 1.1.P.415 Principal carer - foster care
- 1.1.P.45 Parental means test (YA)
- 1.1.P.80 Partner income free area
- 1.1.S.320 State care (YA)
- 1.1.S.370 Student income bank (YA, Austudy)
- 1.1.T.105 Total net investment loss (YA)
- 1.1.T.26 Tax free pensions or benefits
- 1.2.7.140 Youth disability supplement (YDS) - description
- 3.1.11.50 Working credit opening balances & carryovers
- 3.1.5.96 Calculating the amount of the one-off PBV - YA recipients
- 3.11.5.30 Special family circumstances
- 3.15.2.20 Payability of ES
- 3.2.6.10 Qualification for away from home rate of YA
- 3.8.2.10 PhA - qualification & payability
- 3.8.8.10 Qualification for RAA
- 4.2.8.05 Dependent YA - reduction for parental income
- 4.2.8.10 Dependent YA - parental income test
- 4.2.8.20 Dependent YA - maintenance income test
- 4.2.8.40 Independent YA - partner income test & limits
- 4.2.8.50 Full-time students - personal income test, limits & student income bank
- 4.2.8.55 Full-time Australian Apprentice - personal income test, limits & Australian Apprentice income bank
- 4.2.8.60 Other YA recipients - personal income test & limits
- 4.3.1.10 Determining the rate of income for benefits
- 4.3.3.20 Income from employment or independent contracting
- 4.3.3.60 Deferred income, salary sacrifice, valuable consideration & fringe benefits
- 4.3.4.10 Application of the income maintenance period (IMP)
- 4.3.9.30 Income from personal injury insurance schemes
- 5.1.1.20 YA - current rates
- 5.4.1.30 Formula for calculating certain benefits & PPS advance payments
- 5.4.6.50 Repayment of special employment advance payments
- 5.5.2 Samples of allowance rate calculations - single person
- 5.5.3 Samples of allowance rate calculations - partnered recipient
- 1.1.A.323 Australian Apprentice income bank (YA, Austudy)
- 1.1.E.105 Employment termination payment (ETP)
- 1.1.L.140 Lump sum
- 1.1.P.80 Partner income free area
- 1.1.S.370 Student income bank (YA, Austudy)
- 3.1.11.50 Working credit opening balances & carryovers
- 3.15.2.20 Payability of ES
- 3.8.2.10 PhA - qualification & payability
- 3.8.8.10 Qualification for RAA
- 4.2.8.50 Full-time students - personal income test, limits & student income bank
- 4.2.8.55 Full-time Australian Apprentice - personal income test, limits & Australian Apprentice income bank
- 4.3.1.10 Determining the rate of income for benefits
- 4.3.3.20 Income from employment or independent contracting
- 4.3.4.10 Application of the income maintenance period (IMP)
- 5.4.1.30 Formula for calculating certain benefits & PPS advance payments
- 5.5.2 Samples of allowance rate calculations - single person
- 5.5.3 Samples of allowance rate calculations - partnered recipient
- 1.1.D.70 Dependent child
- 1.1.E.105 Employment termination payment (ETP)
- 1.1.L.140 Lump sum
- 1.1.P.415 Principal carer - foster care
- 1.1.P.80 Partner income free area
- 1.1.S.370 Student income bank (YA, Austudy)
- 1.2.7.140 Youth disability supplement (YDS) - description
- 1.2.7.20 Pharmaceutical allowance (PhA) - description
- 3.1.5.94 Calculating the amount of the one-off PBV - JSP recipients
- 3.1.7.20 SWPP provisions
- 3.11.5.30 Special family circumstances
- 3.12.1 Pension supplement - qualification & payability
- 3.15.2.20 Payability of ES
- 3.4.1.70 Suspension instead of cancellation for Age recipients with employment income
- 3.8.2.10 PhA - qualification & payability
- 3.8.8.10 Qualification for RAA
- 4.2.1.10 Pensions income test
- 4.2.2 Benefits income test & limits
- 4.3.1.10 Determining the rate of income for benefits
- 4.3.3.20 Income from employment or independent contracting
- 4.3.4.10 Application of the income maintenance period (IMP)
- 4.3.9.30 Income from personal injury insurance schemes
- 5.1.1.20 YA - current rates
- 5.1.8.20 Common benefit rates
- 5.1.8.60 Transition to JSP - transitional arrangements for former recipients of WP
- 5.4.1.30 Formula for calculating certain benefits & PPS advance payments
- 5.5.2 Samples of allowance rate calculations - single person
- 5.5.2.50 Single person 22 years & over, principal carer of dependent children
- 5.5.2.60 Single person 22 years & over, no dependents, partial capacity to work 0 to 14 hours per week, income $256 & under per fortnight
- 5.5.3 Samples of allowance rate calculations - partnered recipient
- 1.1.E.105 Employment termination payment (ETP)
- 3.15.2.20 Payability of ES
- 3.5.1.130 Supplementary benefits & employment assistance for PP recipients
- 3.8.2.10 PhA - qualification & payability
- 3.8.8.10 Qualification for RAA
- 4.13.1.25 Treatment of specific compensatory type payments
- 4.2.1.20 Additional Free Area for Dependent Children
- 4.2.4.10 PPS income & assets tests & limits
- 4.3.3.20 Income from employment or independent contracting
- 4.3.4.10 Application of the income maintenance period (IMP)
- 5.1.1.20 YA - current rates
- 5.1.4.20 PP - calculating a rate for PP - general
- 5.1.8.10 Common pension rates
- 5.1.8.20 Common benefit rates
- 5.4.1.30 Formula for calculating certain benefits & PPS advance payments
- 5.5.1 Samples of pension rate calculations
- 5.5.4 Samples of PP rate calculations
- 5.5.5 Samples of DRA rate calculations
- 1.1.L.140 Lump sum
- 1.1.P.80 Partner income free area
- 3.12.1 Pension supplement - qualification & payability
- 3.15.2.20 Payability of ES
- 3.5.1.130 Supplementary benefits & employment assistance for PP recipients
- 3.8.2.10 PhA - qualification & payability
- 3.8.8.10 Qualification for RAA
- 4.2.4.20 PPP income & assets tests & limits
- 4.3.1.40 Determining the rate of income for PP
- 4.3.3.20 Income from employment or independent contracting
- 4.3.4.10 Application of the income maintenance period (IMP)
- 5.1.4.20 PP - calculating a rate for PP - general
- 5.1.4.30 Calculating a rate of PP - partnered
- 5.1.8.10 Common pension rates
- 5.1.8.20 Common benefit rates
- 5.4.1.30 Formula for calculating certain benefits & PPS advance payments
- 5.5.4 Samples of PP rate calculations
- 5.5.5 Samples of DRA rate calculations
- 1.1.R.190 Rent threshold (RA)
- 3.8.1.100 Ineligible homeowners & RA
- 3.8.1.60 Payments that may be treated as rent
- 3.8.1.10 Qualification for RA
- 3.8.1.104 Special RA rules for young single people
- 5.1.8.60 Transition to JSP - transitional arrangements for former recipients of WP
- 1.1.A.62 Adjusted taxable income (CSHC)
- 1.1.T.103 Total net investment loss (CSHC)
- 1.2.8.30 Commonwealth Seniors Health Card (CSHC) - Description
- 3.9.3.30 Assessment of income for CSHC
- 3.9.3.31 Account-based income streams
- 3.9.3.36 Target Foreign Income
- 3.9.3.37 Total net investment loss - net financial investment loss
- 3.9.3.38 Total net investment loss - net rental property loss
- 3.9.3.39 Reportable Superannuation Contributions
- 3.9.3.40 Treatment of income components for CSHC
- 4.13.3.10 Overview of periodic compensation payments
- 4.3.2.30 Income exempt from assessment - legislated
- 1.1.A.125 Allowable income for LIC
- 3.9.1.100 Termination of HCC
- 3.9.1.40 HCC Provisions for Children & Dependants
- 3.9.1.70 LIC - assessment of income
- 3.9.1.90 Notification & recipient obligations for HCC
- 4.13.1.60 Effect of Compensation on Low Income Health Care Cards
- 4.13.3.10 Overview of periodic compensation payments
- 1.1.C.220 Company - public & private
- 1.1.I.40 Income, income amount
- 3.1.15.10 Work bonus - eligibility
- 3.6.1.100 Continuation, variation or termination of DSP
- 3.9.1.70 LIC - assessment of income
- 4.2.5 CP income & assets tests
- 4.3 Ordinary income
- 4.3.3.10 General provisions for income from employment
- 4.3.3.20 Income from employment or independent contracting
- 4.3.3.55 Income test treatment of ministers of religion
- 4.3.9.90 Treatment of PLP
- 4.4.1.30 Scope of deeming
- 4.3.1.20 Determining the rate of income for pensioners of age pension age from 20/09/2009
- 4.3.1.25 Determining the assessable income for pensioners below age pension age
- 4.3.1.40 Determining the rate of income for PP
- 4.9.8.10 Specific provisions for assessing income streams
- 1.1.L.140 Lump sum
- 3.9.1.70 LIC - assessment of income
- 4.12.11.20 Qualification provisions for the primary production concession
- 4.12.7.10 Income Attribution
- 4.12.7.30 Transfers of the Capital of a Private Trust or Private Company
- 4.12.7.50 Distributions of the Income of a Private Trust or Private Company to a Non-attributable Stakeholder
- 4.12.7.60 Assessment of Other Income from a Private Trust or Private Company
- 4.12.9.10 Resignations from a controlled private trust or controlled private company on or after 01/01/2002
- 4.13.1.60 Effect of Compensation on Low Income Health Care Cards
- 4.3.1.10 Determining the rate of income for benefits
- 4.3.1.20 Determining the rate of income for pensioners of age pension age from 20/09/2009
- 4.3.1.25 Determining the assessable income for pensioners below age pension age
- 4.3.1.40 Determining the rate of income for PP
- 4.3.2.31 Income exempt from assessment - specifically approved
- 4.3.3.10 General provisions for income from employment
- 4.3.6.10 Income from overseas payments - general rules
- 4.3.6.11 Income from overseas payments - specific payments
- 4.3.9.20 Income from life insurance products
- 4.3.9.30 Income from personal injury insurance schemes
- 4.3.9.50 Income from gifts, legacies, royalties & native title claims
- 4.4.2 Deeming of Financial Investments
- 4.7.2.10 Assessable Income from Private Companies pre-01/01/2002
- 4.7.3.20 Assessable Income from Discretionary Trusts pre-01/01/2002
- 4.7.3.40 Assessable Income from Non-discretionary Trusts pre-01/01/2002
- 4.7.3.70 Assessable Income & Assets from Statutory Trusts
- 4.7.4.10 Assessable Income & Assets from Primary Production
- 4.9.8.10 Specific provisions for assessing income streams
- 10.21.8.40 Proportional Income - Agreement with Switzerland