Section 50A — Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986: Reduction in rate of payments under this Part if recipient or partner also receiving payments under a self-employment program
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(1) If: (a) an instalment of service pension, income support supplement or veteran payment is payable to a person during a pension period; and (b) a payment under a self-employment program is payable to the person during that pension period; the rate of the payment referred to in paragraph (a) is to be reduced under this Division. (2) If: (a) an instalment of age or invalidity service pension or veteran payment is payable to a person during a pension period; and (b) a payment under a self-employment program is payable to the person during that pension period; and (c) an instalment of partner service pension or veteran payment in respect of the person is payable to the person’s partner during a pension period; the rate of the partner’s payment is also to be reduced under this Division. (3) If: (a) an instalment of income support supplement or veteran payment is payable to a person during a pension period; and (b) a payment under a self-employment program is payable to the person during that pension period; and (c) an instalment of: (i) age service pension; or (ii) invalidity service pension; or (iii) veteran payment; is payable to the person’s partner during a pension period; the rate of the partner’s payment is also to be reduced under this Division.
Official source: Federal Register of Legislation
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