Section 1070Q — Social Security Act 1991: Rate for youth allowance, austudy payment and jobseeker payment

(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 the Youth Allowance Rate Calculator, the Austudy Payment Rate Calculator or Benefit Rate Calculator B. (2) Using the table below, 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—partner does not have rent increased benefit $195.00 3 Partnered—partner has rent increased benefit Half the rate specified in column 4 of item 2 4 Partnered—member of an illness separated couple $207.00 5 Partnered—member of a respite care couple $207.00 6 Partnered—member of a temporarily separated couple $195.00 7 Partnered (partner in gaol) $207.00