Social Security Guide updates - 2024
5 February 2024 (v1.315)
Page | Title | Details |
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3.1.5.30 | Bereavement payment provisions for couples | Clarified policy. |
3.1.5.120 | Examples of bereavement calculations for PP | Updated examples. |
3.7.4.20 | Qualification for CrP - extreme circumstances (domestic & family violence) forcing departure from home | Updated to reflect the creation of the crisis payment extreme circumstances hubs. |
3.7.4.30 | Qualification for CrP - extreme circumstances (other) | Updated to reflect the creation of the crisis payment extreme circumstances hubs. |
3.7.4.40 | Qualification for CrP - released prisoners | Added Act reference. |
3.9.1.45 | Foster child HCC | Updated Act references and clarified policy. |
3.9.1.70 | LIC - assessment of income | Updated to correct income dates. |
10.34 | Agreement with Serbia | New agreement. |
2 January 2024 (v1.314)
Page | Title | Details |
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1.1.A.210 | Approved course of education or study (YA (full-time student), Austudy, PES) | Updated policy. |
1.1.A.270 | Articulated short course sequence (YA, Austudy, PES) | Updated Act reference and clarified policy. |
1.1.F.160 | Foreign income (dependent YA) | Updated Policy references and clarified policy. |
1.1.I.50 | Income components (YA) | Clarified policy. |
1.1.L.30 | Late starting course (YA, Austudy, PES) | Clarified policy. |
1.1.L.100 | Long term income support student (YA, Austudy) | Clarified policy. |
1.1.P.45 | Parental means test (YA) | Updated policy and added Act references. |
1.1.R.30 | Reasonable distance (YA) | Added Act reference. |
1.1.S.30 | Satisfactory progress (YA) | Added Act reference. |
1.1.S.320 | State care (YA) | Clarified policy and added Act reference. |
1.1.T.05 | Target foreign income (dependent YA) | New page. |
1.1.T.105 | Total net investment loss (YA) | Clarified policy and updated examples. |
1.2.7.40 | Student Financial Supplement Scheme (SFSS) - description | Clarified policy. |
1.2.7.165 | Student start-up loan (SSL) - description | Clarified policy. |
3.1.15 | Work bonus | Updated section to reflect legislative change. |
3.2.3.10 | Qualification for YA | Clarified policy. |
3.2.5.20 | De facto relationships (YA & DSP) | Clarified policy. |
3.2.5.40 | Assessment of extreme family breakdown & other similar exceptional circumstances | Clarified policy. |
3.2.5.50 | Assessment of serious risk | Clarified policy. |
3.2.5.90 | Education or employment disadvantage (YA & DSP) | Updated examples. |
3.2.7.110 | YA full-time students satisfactory progress - study at the same level | Clarified policy. |
3.3.3.10 | Qualification for Austudy | Clarified policy. |
3.3.3.70 | Austudy participation failures | Added Act reference. |
3.4.7.20 | Registration for PBS | Clarified policy. |
3.6.7.47 | Qualification for CA - verifying care provided by non co-resident carers | Clarified policy. |
3.7.6.10 | Qualification for DRA | Updated prescribed payments list. |
3.7.6.20 | Determining the rate of DRA | Updated rates. |
3.8.4.10 | Eligibility & general rules for SFSS | Clarified policy. |
3.8.4.80 | Repayment of the financial supplement - after the contract ends | Clarified policy. |
3.8.19 | SSL - qualification & payability | Clarified policy. |
3.10.3.30 | Some YA payments made weekly | Added Act reference. |
3.11.13.50 | Financial penalties | Clarified policy. |
4.2.7 | DRA income test | Updated income cut-off amount. |
4.2.8.10 | Dependent YA - parental income test | Clarified policy. |
4.2.8.40 | Independent YA - partner income test & limits | Added Act reference. |
4.2.8.50 | Full-time students - personal income test, limits & student income bank | Updated examples, income free area and maximum student income bank. |
4.2.8.55 | Full-time Australian Apprentice - personal income test, limits & Australian Apprentice income bank | Updated income free area and examples. |
4.3.1.10 | Determining the rate of income for benefits | Updated examples. |
4.3.1.20 | Determining the rate of income for pensioners of age pension age from 20/09/2009 | Updated to include additional example clarifying note. |
4.3.1.25 | Determining the assessable income for pensioners below age pension age | Updated examples to clarify treatment of lump sums |
4.3.1.40 | Determining the rate of income for PP | Updated examples to clarify treatment of lump sums. |
4.3.3.05 | Employment income - assessed when paid | Clarified policy. |
4.9.3.35 | Means test assessment of asset-tested income streams (lifetime) | Updated to reflect changes to actuary life tables. |
4.10.1.50 | Historical employment amount (permissible child earnings) - January 1990 to present date | Updated rate. |
4.10.2 | Historical unemployment (including JSP), sickness benefit & SA income test from September 1969 to present date | Updated to reflect indexation. |
4.10.4.10 | Historical widow class A, sole parent benefit & PPS means test limits | Updated to reflect indexation on Table 3 Income & assets test. |
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. |
5.1.7.20 | PhA - current rates | Updated rates. |
5.1.7.40 | Relocation scholarship - current rates | Updated rates. |
5.1.7.46 | SSL - current rate | Updated rate. |
5.2.1.20 | Single unemployment & sickness benefit - November 1984 to present date | Updated to reflect indexation. |
5.2.1.50 | Youth related payments - July 1986 to present date | Updated rates. |
5.2.2.40 | Historical rates of DSP for people under 21 years of age without dependent children - July 2000 to present date | Updated rates. |
5.2.4.60 | DOP rates - October 1973 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 2024. |
5.5.2.10 | Single person 22 years & over, no dependents, income over $300 per fortnight | Updated to reflect legislative change. |
5.5.2.20 | Single person 22 years & over, no dependents, income $256 & under per fortnight | Updated to reflect legislative change. |
5.5.2.30 | Single person 22 years & over, no dependents, paying no rent | Updated to reflect legislative change. |
5.5.2.40 | Single person aged under 22 years, no dependents, income $250 & under per fortnight | Updated rates. |
5.5.5 | Samples of DRA rate calculations | Updated dates to reflect indexation. |
5.5.5.10 | DRA, eligible for YA, income cut-off does not apply | Updated to reflect indexation. |
5.5.5.20 | DRA, eligible for JSP, income cut-off does not apply | Updated to reflect indexation. |
5.5.5.30 | DRA, eligible for JSP, income cut-off applies | Updated to reflect indexation. |
6.2.1 | Proof of life certificate (Age, DSP, CP) | Clarified policy. |
6.2.4.20 | DOP reviews - general provisions | Updated policy. |
6.2.5.130 | CA (child) - reviews for recognised disabilities, medical conditions & child turning 16 years of age | Clarified policy. |
6.3.8.40 | Student start-up loan (SSL) overpayments | Clarified policy and updated Act reference. |
6.9 | SSL repayment arrangements | Clarified policy. |
8.1.8 | Interviews | Updated Act reference. |