Section 45UG — Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986: Amount of pension bonus

No change in couple status during overall qualifying period (1) If: (a) a person either: (i) was a member of a couple throughout the person’s overall qualifying period; or (ii) was not a member of a couple at any time during that period; and (b) the person remained eligible for the same pension throughout that period; and (c) if the person is a war widow/war widower—pensioner—the person was such a person during the whole of the person’s overall qualifying period; the amount of the person’s pension bonus is worked out using the following formula (for rounding up, see subsection (4)): (1A) If: (a) a person either: (i) was a member of a couple throughout the person’s overall qualifying period; or (ii) was not a member of a couple at any time during that period; and (b) the person is a war widow/war widower—pensioner; and (c) the person was not a war widow/war widower—pensioner throughout some or all of the person’s overall qualifying period; the amount of the person’s pension bonus is worked out using the following formula (for rounding up, see subsection (4)): where: apportioned amount has the meaning given by section 45UIA. Change in couple status during overall qualifying period (2) If neither subsection (1) nor (1A) applies to a person, the amount of the person’s pension bonus is worked out using the following formula (for rounding up, see subsection (4)): where: annual notional single pension rate has the meaning given by section 45UH. annual notional partnered pension rate has the meaning given by section 45UI. (3) For the purposes of this section: (a) the number of single years during the overall qualifying period is the number of years during the overall qualifying period when the person was not a member of a couple; and (b) the number of partnered years during the overall qualifying period is the number of years during the overall qualifying period when the person was a member of a couple. Rounding up (4) An amount calculated under subsection (1), (1A) or (2) is to be rounded to the nearest 10 cents (with 5 cents being rounded up).