What's new
2 January 2025 (v1.324)
Page | Title | Details |
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1.1.D.70 | Dependent child | Updated permissible child earnings limits. |
1.1.M.136 | Merit or equity-based scholarship | Updated threshold rate. |
3.1.2.43 | Exemptions from the NARWP | Clarified policy regarding Criminal Justice Stay Visa. |
3.2.3.60 | Notification & recipient obligations for YA | Clarified policy. |
3.2.5.10 | Qualification for YA, DSP & SpB as an independent young person | Clarified policy. |
3.2.5.20 | De facto relationships (YA, DSP & SpB) | Updated title. |
3.2.5.80 | YA, DSP & SpB - self-supporting through paid employment | Clarified policy. |
3.2.5.90 | Education or employment disadvantage (YA, DSP & SpB) | Updated title. |
3.6.3.140 | Guidelines to Table 14 - Functions of the Skin | Clarified policy. |
3.7.1.10 | Qualification for SpB | Clarified policy regarding Criminal Justice Stay Visa. |
3.7.1.20 | Payability of SpB | Clarified policy regarding Criminal Justice Stay Visa. |
3.7.1.70 | Long term available funds test for SpB | Clarified policy regarding Criminal Justice Stay Visa. |
3.7.2.10 | SpB for newly arrived residents | Clarified policy regarding Criminal Justice Stay Visa. |
3.7.2.40 | SpB for people not residentially qualified for other payments | Clarified policy regarding Criminal Justice Stay Visa. |
3.7.2.70 | SpB for young people under 18 years of age | Clarified policy. |
3.8.1.55 | Date of effect & arrears of RA | Clarified policy. |
3.8.2.10 | PhA - qualification & payability | Clarified policy. |
3.10.4.40 | Secretary can extend notification period - 28 days | Added Act reference and updated example. |
3.11.5.10 | Temporary incapacity | Updated policy. |
4.2.8.05 | Dependent YA - reduction for parental income | Updated example. |
4.2.8.10 | Dependent YA - parental income test | Updated examples. |
4.2.8.50 | Full-time students - personal income test, limits & student income bank | Updated examples, income free area and maximum student income bank. |
4.3.2.30 | Income exempt from assessment - legislated | Clarified policy. |
4.3.9.40 | Income from scholarships | Updated threshold amounts. |
4.3.9.90 | Treatment of PLP | Clarified policy. |
4.6.8.60 | Long term (20-year) continuous attachment to land | Updated policy and added Act reference. |
4.9.5.49 | Table of life expectancy - payments commenced on or after 01/01/2020 to 31/12/2024 | Updated to reflect a new Life Table commences 1 January 2025. |
4.9.5.50 | Table of life expectancy - payments commenced on or after 01/01/2025 | New page to reflect new Life Table that commences 1 January 2025. |
4.9.5.60 | Pension valuation factors for defined benefit income streams | Content previously found in 4.9.5.50 now in 4.9.5.60. |
4.9.5.70 | Pension valuation factors & percentage factors for allocated & account based income streams | Content previously found in 4.9.5.60 now in 4.9.5.70. |
4.9.5.80 | Payment factors for market-linked income streams | Content previously found in 4.9.5.70 now in 4.9.5.80. |
4.10.1.50 | Historical employment amount (permissible child earnings) - January 1990 to present date | Updated rate. |
4.13.2.50 | Aggregation of multiple lump sums | Clarified policy. |
5.1.1.20 | YA - current rates | Updated rates. |
5.1.2.30 | Austudy - current rates | Updated rates. |
5.1.4.40 | DOP - current rate | Updated rate. |
5.1.5.40 | MOB - current rates | Updated rates. |
5.1.5.50 | CA - current rate | Updated rate. |
5.1.7.40 | Relocation scholarship - current rates | Updated rates and examples. |
5.1.7.46 | SSL - current rate | Updated rate. |
5.2.1.20 | Single unemployment & sickness benefit - November 1984 to present date | Updated rates. |
5.2.1.50 | Youth related payments - July 1986 to present date | Updated rates. |
5.2.4.60 | DOP rates - October 1973 to present date | Updated rate. |
5.2.5.10 | MOB - April 1983 to present date | Updated rates. |
5.2.5.20 | CA, child disability allowance & HCA - December 1974 to present date, DNCB 1987 to 1999 | Updated rate. |
5.2.6.50 | PhA rates - 01/11/90 to present date | Added rate at 1 January 2025. |
5.5.2.40 | Single person aged under 22 Years, no dependents, income $250 & under per fortnight | Updated to reflect indexation. |
6 | Review of decisions, circumstances & debts | Clarified policy. |
6.1.7 | Steps in the social security review & appeals system (deleted - see 6.10) | Removed information. |
6.7.3.05 | Bankruptcy | Clarified policy. |
6.10 | Review of social security decisions & the appeals system | New page. |
8.4.3 | Protection of payment | Added Act reference. |
9.2.14 | Visa subclass ZB 951 Criminal Justice Stay Visa | Clarified visa sub class. |