Section 900 — Social Security Act 1991: Qualification for economic security strategy payment

Qualified if this section applies (1) A person is qualified for an economic security strategy payment if subsection (2), (3) or (4) applies to the person. Receipt of certain payments (2) This subsection applies to a person if: (a) the person was receiving one of the following payments in respect of 14 October 2008: (i) an age pension; (ii) a disability support pension; (iii) a wife pension; (iv) a carer payment; (v) a bereavement allowance; (vi) a widow B pension; (vii) a widow allowance; (viii) partner allowance; (ix) carer allowance; and (b) except in the case of carer allowance, the person was receiving that payment because of a claim the person made on or before 14 October 2008. Note: For receive see subsections 23(2) and (4). Pension age and receipt of other payments (3) This subsection applies to a person if: (a) the person reached pension age on or before 14 October 2008; and (b) the person was receiving one of the following payments in respect of 14 October 2008: (i) a parenting payment; (ii) austudy payment; (iii) special benefit; (iv) a payment under the ABSTUDY Scheme that includes an amount identified as living allowance; and (c) the person was receiving that payment because of a claim the person made on or before 14 October 2008. Note: For receive see subsections 23(2) and (4). Qualified for seniors health card (4) This subsection applies to a person if: (a) on or before 14 October 2008, the person made a claim for a seniors health card under Division 1 of Part 3 of the Administration Act and had not withdrawn that claim on or before 14 October 2008; and (b) on 14 October 2008, the person was qualified for the card. One payment under this section only (5) A person cannot receive more than one payment under this section, regardless of how many times the person qualifies under this section. (6) Despite anything else in this section, a person who is eligible for a payment under section 118ZZQ of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act is not qualified for a payment under this section unless the person is so qualified because he or she was receiving carer allowance in respect of 14 October 2008.