Section 1070L — Social Security Act 1991: Rate for carer payments and certain age and disability support pensions

(1) The person’s rate of rent assistance is worked out under this section if the rate of the person’s social security payment is to be calculated in accordance with Pension Rate Calculator A. (2) Using the following table, work out which family situation applies to the person and calculate rate A for the person using the formula in column 3. This is the person’s rate of rent assistance per fortnight but only up to the person’s maximum rent assistance rate. If the person is not a single person sharing accommodation, the person’s maximum rent assistance rate is rate B worked out using column 4 of the table. If the person is a single person sharing accommodation, the person’s maximum rent assistance rate is two-thirds of rate B rounded to the nearest cent (rounding 0.5 cents upwards). Rate of rent assistance Column 1 Item Column 2 Person’s family situation Column 3 Rate A Column 4 Rate B 1 Not a member of a couple $207.00 2 Partnered and partner does not have rent increased pension $195.00 3 Partnered and partner: (a) is receiving a social security pension; and (b) has rent increased pension Half the rate specified in column 4 of item 2 4 Partnered and partner: (a) is receiving a service pension, income support supplement or a veteran payment; and (b) has rent increased pension; and (c) does not have a dependent child or dependent children Half the rate specified in column 4 of item 2 5 Partnered and partner: (a) is receiving a service pension, income support supplement or a veteran payment; and (b) has rent increased pension; and (c) has 1 or 2 dependent children $122.40 6 Partnered and partner: (a) is receiving a service pension, income support supplement or a veteran payment; and (b) has rent increased pension; and (c) has 3 or more dependent children $137.20 7 Partnered—member of an illness separated couple $207.00 8 Partnered—member of a respite care couple $207.00 9 Partnered—member of a temporarily separated couple $195.00 10 Partnered (partner in gaol) $207.00 (3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply if: (a) the person’s social security payment is disability support pension; and (b) the person has not turned 21. Note: The rate of rent assistance for a person who is receiving disability support pension and has not turned 21 is worked out: (a) under section 1070N if the person has not turned 18; and (b) under section 1070P if the person has turned 18.