Social Security Act 1991
Sections and provisions with full text and the judgments that cite each one.
Section 1065 — Rate of age and disability support pension (blind people)
(1) The rate of: (a) age pension payable to a person who is permanently blind; and (b) disability support pension payable to a person who: (i) is permanently blind; and (ii) has turned 21; and (c)…
Section 1066A — Rate of disability support pension (people under 21 who are not blind)
(1) The rate of disability support pension of a person who has not turned 21 is, subject to subsection (2), to be calculated in accordance with the Rate Calculator at the end of this section. Note:…
Section 1066B — Rate of disability support pension (people under 21 who are blind)
(1) The rate of disability support pension of a person who has not turned 21 and is permanently blind is to be calculated in accordance with the Rate Calculator at the end of this section. Note:…
Section 1067 — Definitions
General definitions (1) In this Part: accommodated independent person has the meaning given by section 1067B. independent has the meaning given by section 1067A. Note: This definition also applies in…
Section 1067A — When a person is regarded as independent
Application (1) This section applies to determine whether a person is to be regarded as independent for the purposes of this Part and Parts 2.11, 2.11B, 3.4A, 3.4B and 3.7. A person is not to be…
Section 1067B — Accommodated independent person
(1) A person is taken to be an accommodated independent person for the purposes of Part 2.11B and this Part if, and only if, the person: (a) is independent; and (b) lives at the home of either or…
Section 1067C — Member of a YA couple
Current member of a YA couple (1) Subject to this section, a person is a member of a YA couple for the purposes of sections 1067A and 1067B if: (a) the person is legally married to another person and…
Section 1067D — Person required to live away from home
When a person is taken to be required to live away from home (1) A person is taken to be required to live away from home for the purposes of Part 2.11B and this Part if, and only if: (a) the person…
Section 1067E — Person living at home
If a person: (a) is not independent; and (b) is not taken by section 1067D to be required to live away from home; the person is taken for the purposes of this Part to be living at home.
Section 1067F — Long term income support student
(1) A person is a long term income support student if the person: (a) is at least 22 years old; and (ba) does not have a dependent child; and (c) is either: (i) undertaking full-time study in respect…
Section 1067G — Rate of youth allowance
Youth allowance rate calculator (1) The rate of youth allowance of a person referred to in section 556 is to be calculated in accordance with the Rate Calculator in this section. Limit on rate of…
Section 1067H — Definitions
In this Part: living at home has the meaning given by section 1067J. long term income support student has the meaning given by section 1067K.
Section 1067J — Person living at home
(1) A person lives at home if the person lives at the home of either or both of his or her parents. Note: For parent see section 5 (paragraph (a) of the definition of parent). (2) If a person (other…
Section 1067K — Long term income support student
(1) A person is a long term income support student if the person: (b) does not have a dependent child; and (c) is either: (i) undertaking study (whether as a full-time student or as a concessional…
Section 1067L — Rate of austudy payment
Austudy Payment Rate Calculator (1) The rate of austudy payment of a person referred to in section 581 is to be calculated in accordance with the Rate Calculator in this section. Limit on rate of…
Section 1068 — Rate of jobseeker payment
(1) The rate of jobseeker payment is to be calculated in accordance with the Rate Calculator at the end of this section. Note: Module A of the Rate Calculator establishes the overall rate calculation…
Section 1068A — Rate of parenting payment—pension PP (single)
(1) If a person is not a member of a couple, the person’s rate of parenting payment is the pension PP (single) rate. (2) The pension PP (single) rate is worked out in accordance with the rate…
Section 1068B — Rate of parenting payment—PP (partnered)
(1) If a person is a member of a couple, the person’s rate of parenting payment is the benefit PP (partnered) rate. (2) The benefit PP (partnered) rate is worked out in accordance with the rate…
Section 1070 — When this Part applies
This Part applies if the rate of a person’s social security payment is to be calculated in accordance with any of the following Rate Calculators: (a) Pension Rate Calculator A (carer payments and…
Section 1070A — Effect of this Part
If a person to whom this Part applies qualifies for rent assistance in accordance with Division 2, to help cover the cost of rent: (a) if paragraph (b) does not apply—the amount per fortnight worked…
Section 1070B — Qualification—general rule
A person qualifies for rent assistance if the person satisfies: (a) the common requirements set out in section 1070C; and (b) any specific requirement, set out in a later section of this Division,…
Section 1070C — Common requirements (about aged care residence, home ownership and rent)
The common requirements are that: (a) the person is not an aged care resident, and is not taken to be an aged care resident for the purposes of the Rate Calculator concerned; and (b) the person is…
Section 1070D — Specific requirement (carer payments and certain age and disability support pensions)
(1) If the rate of the person’s social security payment is to be calculated in accordance with Pension Rate Calculator A and subsection (2) applies, the specific requirement applicable to the…
Section 1070E — Specific requirement (certain parenting payments)
If: (a) the rate of the person’s social security payment is to be calculated in accordance with the Pension PP (Single) Rate Calculator; and (b) the person is entitled to be paid family tax benefit;…
Section 1070F — Specific requirement (certain disability support pensions)
(1) If: (a) the person’s social security payment is disability support pension; and (b) the person has not turned 21; and (c) the rate of the person’s social security payment is to be calculated in…
Section 1070G — Specific requirement (youth allowance)
(1) If the rate of the person’s social security payment is to be calculated in accordance with the Youth Allowance Rate Calculator, the specific requirement applicable to the social security payment…
Section 1070H — Specific requirement (austudy payment and jobseeker payment)
(1) If the rate of the person’s social security payment is to be calculated in accordance with the Austudy Payment Rate Calculator or Benefit Rate Calculator B, the specific requirement applicable to…
Section 1070J — Specific requirement (certain parenting payments)
If the rate of the person’s social security payment is to be calculated in accordance with the Benefit PP (Partnered) Rate Calculator, the specific requirement applicable to the social security…
Section 1070K — Rate depends on social security payment and family situation
A person’s rate of rent assistance depends on the person’s social security payment and the person’s family situation.
Section 1070L — Rate for carer payments and certain age and disability support pensions
(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 Pension Rate Calculator A. (2)…
Section 1070M — Rate for certain parenting payments
(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 Pension PP (Single) Rate…
Section 1070N — Rate for disability support pension (person aged under 18)
(1) The person’s rate of rent assistance is worked out under this section if: (a) the person is receiving disability support pension; and (b) the person has not turned 18; and (c) the rate of the…
Section 1070P — Rate for disability support pension (person aged between 18 and 21)
(1) The person’s rate of rent assistance is worked out under this section if: (a) the person is receiving disability support pension; and (b) the person has turned 18 but has not turned 21; and (c)…
Section 1070Q — 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…
Section 1070R — Rate for certain parenting payments
(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 Benefit PP (Partnered) Rate…
Section 1070S — Division has effect for purposes of Part
This Division has effect for the purposes of this Part.
Section 1070T — Rent threshold amount
(1) If the rate of a person’s social security payment is to be calculated in accordance with the Pension PP (Single) Rate Calculator, the person’s rent threshold amount is $146.00. (2) In any other…
Section 1070U — Fortnightly rent
Fortnightly rent is the fortnightly rent paid or payable by the person whose rate of social security payment is being calculated.
Section 1070V — Rent paid by a member of certain couples
Rent paid by a member of a couple where person’s partner is living with the person in their home (1) If a person is a member of a couple and the person’s partner is living with the person in their…
Section 1070W — Partner with a rent increased pension
A person has a partner with a rent increased pension if: (a) the partner is living with the person in their home; and (b) the partner receives a social security pension, a service pension, income…
Section 1070X — Partner with a rent increased benefit
Youth Allowance Rate Calculator (1) If the rate of a person’s social security payment is to be calculated in accordance with the Youth Allowance Rate Calculator, the person’s partner has a rent…
Section 1071 — Seniors Health Card Income Test Calculator
The Seniors Health Card Income Test Calculator at the end of this section is to be used in working out whether a person satisfies the seniors health card income test for the purposes of this Act.
Section 1071A — Health care card income test
The Health Care Card Income Test Calculator at the end of this section is to be used in working out whether a person satisfies the health care card income test for the purposes of Division 3 of Part…
Section 1072 — General meaning of ordinary income
A reference in this Act to a person’s ordinary income for a period is a reference to the person’s gross ordinary income from all sources for the period calculated without any reduction, other than a…
Section 1072A — Treatment of certain lump sum payments
(1) This section applies if: (a) a person has claimed a social security pension or a social security benefit; and (b) on or after the first day of the period of 12 months ending at the end of the day…
Section 1073 — Certain amounts taken to be received over 12 months
(1) Subject to points 1067G-H5 to 1067G-H20 (inclusive), 1067L-D5 to 1067L-D16 (inclusive), 1068-G7AF to 1068-G7AR (inclusive), 1068A-E2 to 1068A-E12 (inclusive) and 1068B-D7 to 1068B-D18…
Section 1073A — Attribution of employment income paid in respect of a particular period or periods
(1) This section applies for the purposes of working out a person’s (the recipient’s) rate of payment of a social security pension or a social security benefit if: (a) the rate of payment is worked…
Section 1073AA — Work bonus
(1) This section applies to a person if: (a) the person’s rate of social security pension is calculated in accordance with Pension Rate Calculator A at the end of section 1064; and (b) the person has…
Section 1073AAA — Meaning of gainful work
General rule (1) For the purposes of this Division, gainful work is work for financial gain or reward (other than as an employee), where: (a) the work involves personal exertion on the part of the…
Section 1073BA — Attribution of employment income paid not in respect of a particular period
(1) This section applies for the purposes of working out a person’s (the recipient’s) rate of payment of a social security pension or a social security benefit if: (a) the recipient’s rate of payment…