| 1.1.A.220 |
Approved voluntary work organisation (NSA, YA) |
Removed references to pensioner education supplement. |
| 1.1.C.25 |
Care situations |
Changed SSAct reference to reflect legislation change effective 1 January 2007. |
| 1.1.D.70 |
Dependent child |
Updated dependency limit for a child under 16 years of age and personal income limit for a child from 16 years of age. |
| 1.1.D.260 |
Dual occupancy residential development |
Updated to reflect increase in land area that is assets test exempt for age pensioners and carer payment recipients of age pension age. |
| 1.1.L.50 |
Liquid assets |
Changed SSAct reference to reflect legislation change effective 1 January 2007. |
| 1.1.P.20 |
Parental home (NSA, YA, DSP, RA) |
Changed SSAct reference to reflect legislation change effective 1 January 2007. |
| 1.1.P.54 |
Parenting plan/order, parental responsibility |
Updated content with link to definition in FA Guide (1.1.P.20). |
| 1.1.P.390 |
Primary production (assets, liabilities) |
Changed SSAct reference to reflect legislation change effective 1 January 2007. |
| 1.1.P.420 |
Principal home |
Changed SSAct reference to reflect legislation change effective 1 January 2007. |
| 1.1.P.427 |
Private land (curtilage) |
Changed SSAct reference to reflect legislation change effective 1 January 2007. |
| 1.1.R.15 |
Real assets (PLS) |
Changed SSAct reference to reflect legislation change effective 1 January 2007. |
| 1.1.R.50 |
Reasonable security of tenure |
Changed SSAct reference to reflect legislation change effective 1 January 2007. |
| 1.1.R.160 |
Rent (RA) |
Changed SSAct reference to reflect legislation change effective 1 January 2007. |
| 1.1.R.180 |
Rent payable (RA) |
Changed SSAct reference to reflect legislation change effective 1 January 2007. |
| 1.1.S.25 |
Sale leaseback (agreement, residence) |
Changed SSAct reference to reflect legislation change effective 1 January 2007. |
| 1.1.S.70 |
Security (PLS) |
Changed SSAct reference to reflect legislation change effective 1 January 2007. |
| 1.1.T.45 |
Temporarily absent from a care situation |
Changed SSAct reference to reflect legislation change effective 1 January 2007. |
| 1.1.T.50 |
Temporary accommodation (RA) |
Changed SSAct reference to reflect legislation change effective 1 January 2007. |
| 1.2.1.20 |
Youth Allowance (YA) - Description |
Removed reference to CPS. |
| 1.2.2.10 |
Partner Allowance (PA) - Description |
Removed reference to CPS. |
| 1.2.2.20 |
Mature Age Allowance (MAA) & former payment Mature Age Partner Allowance (MAPA) - Description |
Removed reference to CPS. |
| 1.2.3.30 |
Widow Allowance (WA) - Description |
Removed reference to CPS. |
| 3.1.4.05 |
Payability During Periods in Gaol or Psychiatric Confinement |
Added carer allowance to list of payments not payable to a person who is in gaol. |
| 3.1.4.10 |
Situations that Constitute Being in Gaol or Psychiatric Confinement |
Updated to include carer allowance not payable to a person who is in gaol or under psychiatric confinement. |
| 3.2.6.20 |
Rules that Determine the Need to Live Away from Home for YA |
Changed SSAct reference to reflect legislation change effective 1 January 2007. |
| 3.2.12.40 |
Activity Test Exemption - Special Circumstances |
Removed exemption category of undertaking a community service order of more than 20 hours. |
| 3.4.4.10 |
Qualification for WidB |
Amended information on date limits. |
| 3.4.5.20 |
Security for PLS |
Changed SSAct reference to reflect legislation change effective 1 January 2007. |
| 3.5.1.15 |
Qualification for PP - Transitional Arrangements |
Clarified transitional arrangements for people receiving PP immediately prior to 1 July 2006. |
| 3.5.1.250 |
Participation Requirements Exemption - Special Circumstances (PP) |
Removed exemption category of undertaking a community service order of more than 20 hours. |
| 3.6.7.30 |
Qualification for CA |
Updated to reflect that carer allowance is not payable to a person who is in gaol or under psychiatric confinement. |
| 3.6.7.105 |
Payability of CA - Customer in Gaol or in Psychiatric Confinement |
New topic. |
| 3.7.5.30 |
SpB Activity test Exemptions |
Added information relating to volunteering for State or National emergencies. |
| 3.8.1.90 |
Temporary Accommodation & RA |
Changed SSAct reference to reflect legislation change effective 1 January 2007. |
| 3.8.1.100 |
Ineligible Homeowners & RA |
Changed SSAct reference to reflect legislation change effective 1 January 2007. |
| 3.8.1.104 |
Special RA Rules for Young Single People |
Changed SSAct reference to reflect legislation change effective 1 January 2007. |
| 3.9.3.30 |
Assessment of Income for CSHC |
Updated illness separated couple income limit. |
| 3.9.3.38 |
Net Rental Property Loss |
Changed SSAct reference to reflect legislation change effective 1 January 2007. |
| 4.1.6 |
Deprivation Related to Home & Accommodation Transfers |
Changed SSAct reference to reflect legislation change effective 1 January 2007. |
| 4.1.7 |
Deprivation Related to Farm Transfers |
Updated to reflect changes to the assets test assessment of land on the same title document as a pensioner's principal home. |
| 4.2.8.10 |
Dependent YA - Parental Income Test & Limits |
Updated parental income free area. |
| 4.2.8.20 |
Dependent YA - Family Assets Test & Limits |
Updated the family assets test limit. |
| 4.2.9.20 |
Family Actual Means Test - Actual Means |
Changed SSAct reference to reflect legislation change effective 1 January 2007. |
| 4.3.8.30 |
Income from Real Estate |
Changed SSAct reference to reflect legislation change effective 1 January 2007. |
| 4.4.1.30 |
Scope of Deeming |
Changed SSAct reference to reflect legislation change effective 1 January 2007. |
| 4.4.2.10 |
Deemed Income from Savings Investments |
Changed SSAct reference to reflect legislation change effective 1 January 2007. |
| 4.6.2.10 |
General Provisions for Exempt Assets |
Changed SSAct reference to reflect legislation change effective 1 January 2007. |
| 4.6.3 |
Assessing the Principal Home |
Changed SSAct reference to reflect legislation change effective 1 January 2007. |
| 4.6.3.10 |
General Provisions for Assessing the Principcal Home |
Changed SSAct reference to reflect legislation change effective 1 January 2007. |
| 4.6.3.20 |
Determining Homeowners & Non-Homeowners |
Changed SSAct reference to reflect legislation change effective 1 January 2007. |
| 4.6.3.30 |
Defining the Principal Home |
Updated to reflect increase in land area that is assets test exempt for age pensioners and carer payment recipients of age pension age. |
| 4.6.3.40 |
Determining Homeowners & Non-Homeowners where Home Owned by a Company or Trust |
Changed SSAct reference to reflect legislation change effective 1 January 2007. |
| 4.6.3.50 |
Assessing Dual Occupancy Homes |
Updated to reflect increase in land area that is assets test exempt for age pensioners and carer payment recipients of age pension age. |
| 4.6.3.60 |
Exempting the Principal Home - Temporary Vacation of Property |
Changed SSAct reference to reflect legislation change effective 1 January 2007. |
| 4.6.3.70 |
Exempting the Principal Home - Care Situations |
Changed SSAct reference to reflect legislation change effective 1 January 2007. |
| 4.6.4.10 |
General Provisions for Special Residences |
Changed SSAct reference to reflect legislation change effective 1 January 2007. |
| 4.6.4.20 |
Hostels Assessed before 1 October 1997 |
Changed SSAct reference to reflect legislation change effective 1 January 2007. |
| 4.6.4.30 |
Assessing Retirement Villages |
Changed SSAct reference to reflect legislation change effective 1 January 2007. |
| 4.6.4.40 |
Assessing Sale Leaseback Residences |
Changed SSAct reference to reflect legislation change effective 1 January 2007. |
| 4.6.5.10 |
Assessing Personal Effects, Household Contents, Vehicles & Cash |
Changed SSAct reference to reflect legislation change effective 1 January 2007. |
| 4.6.7.10 |
General Provisions for Hardship |
Changed SSAct reference to reflect legislation change effective 1 January 2007. |
| 4.6.7.100 |
Notional Ordinary Income - Net Value of a Farm |
Changed SSAct reference to reflect legislation change effective 1 January 2007. |
| 4.6.8 |
Assessing Land Adjacent to the Principal Home |
New section. |
| 4.7.2.30 |
Treatment of Assessable Assets - Private & Unlisted Public Companies - Not Assessed Under New T & C Rules |
Changed SSAct reference to reflect legisation change effective 1 January 2007. |
| 4.7.4.20 |
Primary Production Aggregation Assessment for Sole Traders & Partnerships |
Changed SSAct reference to reflect legislation change effective 1 January 2007. |
| 4.10.1.50 |
Historical Employment Amount (Permissible Child Earnings) - January 1990 to Present Date |
Updated rate. |
| 4.12.4.30 |
Determining Homeowners & Non-Homeowners where the Home is Owned by a Private Company or Private Trust |
Changed SSAct reference to reflect legislation change effective 1 January 2007. |
| 4.12.5.30 |
Apportioning a Liability of a Controlled Private Company or Controlled Private Trust |
Changed SSAct reference to reflect legislation change effective 1 January 2007. |
| 4.12.11.10 |
Aggregation Assessments of Controlled Primary Production Private Trusts & Private Companies |
Changed SSAct reference to reflect legislation change effective 1 January 2007. |
| 5.1.4.60 |
DOP - Current Rate |
Updated rate. |
| 5.1.5.10 |
DSP - Current Rates |
Updated rates. |
| 5.1.5.50 |
CA - Current Rate |
Updated rate. |
| 5.1.7.20 |
PhA - Current Rates |
Explained why no increase for 2007. |
| 5.1.7.100 |
SCA - Current Rate |
Updated rate. |
| 5.1.8.30 |
Common Provisions Affecting Calculation of a Rate |
Changed SSAct reference to reflect legislation change effective 1 January 2007. |
| 5.2.1.50 |
Youth Related Payments - July 1986 to Present Date |
Updated rate. |
| 5.2.6.50 |
PhA Rates |
Updated rate. |
| 5.2.6.90 |
SCA Historical Rates - December 2004 to Present Date |
Updated historical rate. |
| 5.4.6.10 |
Qualification for Special Employment Advance Payments |
Updated to make terminology consistent. |
| 6.1.2.40 |
Reviews - Sale of Home & Temporary Absence from Principal Home |
Changed SSAct reference to reflect legislation change effective 1 January 2007. |
| 7.2.1.20 |
Recipient Advice Before Departure |
Changed SSAct reference to reflect legislation change effective 1 January 2007. |
| 10.20 |
Agreement with Norway |
New chapter. |
