| 1.1.B.90 |
Breaches(NSA, YA, Austudy) |
Amended Act reference. |
| 1.1.D.180 |
Disadvantaged persons (HCC) |
Replaced FA with FTB in table. |
| 1.1.F.230 |
Full-time Study (YA, Austudy, SpB, PES) |
Updated policy regarding full time study for secondary students. |
| 1.1.P.426 |
Private home of the carer and care receiver (CA) |
Updated policy. |
| 3.2.2.50 |
Working Arrangements |
Minor updates to words in paragraph "Casual employment". |
| 3.2.7.10 |
Who Does Activity Testing Apply To? |
Amended policy link. |
| 3.2.8 |
NSA/YA Activity Test - Approved activities for other than full time students |
Added a general overview of what it means to satisfy the activity test with an approved activity. |
| 3.2.8.70 |
Approved Activity - Voluntary Work |
Updated policy to reflect a change to existing process for people 50 and over. This change requires people who are over 50 to sign a PFWA when undertaking approved voluntary work to satisfy the activity test. |
| 3.3.2.10 |
Qualification for MAA after 1 July 1996 |
Clarified qualification criteria. |
| 3.4.8.100 |
RAFS Provisions for Eligible Descendants |
Added additional instructions on transfer to two parcels of land under RAFS to two or more persons, one of whom is not an eligible descendent. |
| 3.6.4.130 |
Supplementary Benefits & Assistance for CP Recipients |
Corrected policy reference links. |
| 3.6.6.10 |
Qualification for MOB |
Added age criteria for MOB. |
| 3.6.6.100 |
Termination of MOB |
MOB period of grace for customers who cease NSA, YA or Austudy due to failure to satisfy activity test has been changed from 12 weeks to 2 weeks. |
| 3.7.1.70 |
Long Term Available Funds Test for SpB |
Add new circumstance of "the holder of a temporary protection visa" for customers generally falling into the long term category for SpB. |
| 3.7.1.80 |
Determining the rate of SpB |
Add text to paragraph "Partner not qualified for pension, benefit or allowance". |
| 3.7.1.90 |
Supplementary Benefits & Assistance for SpB Recipients |
Replaced reference to FA with FTB. |
| 3.7.1.110 |
Continuation, Variation or Termination of SpB |
Add text to paragraph "Death of partner". |
| 3.7.2.70 |
SpB for Customers under 18 years of age |
Replaced reference to FA with FTB. |
| 3.7.2.80 |
SpB for Australian Citizen Children in the Custody of Non-permanent Resident |
Replaced reference to FA with FTB (Part A). |
| 3.7.4.10 |
Qualification for CrP - General Provisions |
Added new paragraph "Recovery of Crisis Payments". |
| 3.7.4.40 |
Qualification for CrP - Released Prisoners |
Added new sentence about prisoners released from outside Australia to paragraph "Claim within 7 days after release from prison". |
| 3.8.10.90 |
Deductions from Payments of CPS |
Added new paragraph "Compensation Deductions". |
| 3.9.1.40 |
HCC for FTB & CA Customers |
Added text about entitlement to HCC in new paragraph "FTB customers entitled to low income HCC". |
| 4.1.7 |
Deprivation Related to Farm Transfers |
Removed the concept of the customer's estimate from paragraph "Adjusting the forgone wages calculation when some wages were paid". |
| 4.6.6.20 |
Overseas Real Estate, Partner's Share of a Business and Assets Not Readily Accessible |
Changed margin that a customer's assets have to be in relation to their assets impact level from $10,000 to $20,000. |
| 4.9.3.10 |
Income Assessment of Asset-test Exempt Income Streams |
Minor rewording to provide a clearer example under the paragraph "Purchase price of an income stream paid from a SMSF or Small APRA Fund".
Minor rewording to clarify the paragraph "Calculating the Present Value". |
| 4.9.3.30 |
Income & Assets Assessment of Asset-tested Income Streams |
Added paragraph and examples about asset test assessment of allocated income stream after commutation. |
| 5.1.5.40 |
MOB - Current Rate |
Updated rate. |
| 5.5.2 |
Samples of Allowance Rate Calculations - single Customer |
Updated to refer to 20 March 2001 rates. |
| 5.5.2.10 |
Single Customer Over 21 Years, No Dependants, Income Over $140 per fortnight |
Updated rates in basic rate calculation table to the 20 March 2001 rates. |
| 5.5.2.20 |
Single Customer Over 21 Years, No Dependants, Income under $140 per fortnight |
Updated rates in basic rate calculation table to the 20 March 2001 rates. |
| 5.5.2.30 |
Single Customer Over 21 Years, Paying No Rent, No Dependants |
Updated rates in basic rate calculation table to the 20 March 2001 rates. |
| 6.2.1.30 |
General Provisions for Monitoring Job Search |
Changed the term "Activity Agreement" to "Preparing for Work Agreement". |
| 6.2.4.10 |
PP Reviews - Pension PP (single) |
Removed exception for an entitlement review by interview 8 weeks after grant. |
