Section 308 — Social Security Act 1991: Eligibility

(1) This section applies for the purposes of subsection 304(1) and paragraph 306(1)(a). Receipt of certain benefits (2) Subject to subsection (5) of this section, this subsection applies to a person on a day if the person receives one of the following benefits in respect of that day: (a) age pension; (b) disability support pension; (c) wife pension; (d) carer payment; (e) bereavement allowance; (f) widow B pension; (g) widow allowance; (h) parenting payment; (i) youth allowance; (j) austudy payment; (k) newstart allowance; (l) jobseeker payment; (m) sickness allowance; (n) special benefit; (o) partner allowance; (p) carer allowance; (q) double orphan pension. Note: References to youth allowance, newstart allowance and jobseeker payment include references to farm household allowance: see section 93 of the Farm Household Support Act 2014. Qualified for seniors health card (3) Subject to subsection (5) of this section, this subsection applies to a person on a day if: (a) the person makes a claim for a seniors health card under Division 1 of Part 3 of the Administration Act on or before that day; and (b) the person does not withdraw that claim on or before that day; and (c) the person is qualified for the card on that day. Qualified for pensioner concession card (4) Subject to subsection (5) of this section, this subsection applies to a person on a day if the person is qualified for a pensioner concession card on that day. Residence requirement (5) Subsection (2), (3) or (4) does not apply to a person on a day if the person does not reside in Australia on that day.