SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1991 - SECT 914E Clean energy advance daily rate
SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1991 - SECT 914E
Clean energy advance daily rate(1) The recipient's clean energy advance daily rate is worked out as follows:
Working out the recipient's clean energy advance daily rate | ||
| If the recipient's clean energy qualifying payment is: | Use this provision: |
1 | (a) age pension; or (b) bereavement allowance; or (c) disability support pension to which neither subsection 1066A(1) nor 1066B(1) applies; or (d) wife pension; or (e) carer payment; or (f) seniors supplement; or (g) widow B pension; or (h) another payment, and the recipient reached pension age on or before the decision day | subsection (2) |
2 | one of the following payments, and the recipient is under pension age on the decision day: (a) newstart allowance, if the recipient's maximum basic rate is worked out under point 1068 - B5; (b) pension PP (single); (c) youth allowance, if the recipient's maximum basic rate is worked out under point 1067G - B3A | subsection (3) |
3 | one of the following payments, and the recipient is under pension age on the decision day: (a) newstart allowance, if the recipient's maximum basic rate is not worked out under point 1068 - B5; (b) sickness allowance; (c) partner allowance; (d) widow allowance; (e) benefit PP (partnered); (f) special benefit, whose rate is worked out as if the recipient were qualified for newstart allowance | subsection (4) |
4 | disability support pension to which subsection 1066A(1) or 1066B(1) applies | subsection (5) |
5 | one of the following payments, and the recipient is under pension age on the decision day: (a) austudy payment; (b) youth allowance, if: (i) the recipient's maximum basic rate is not worked out under point 1067G - B3A; and (ii) the recipient's rate of youth allowance is not worked out by adding a youth disability supplement; (c) special benefit, whose rate is worked out as if the recipient were qualified for austudy payment or youth allowance | subsection (6) |
6 | youth allowance, whose rate is worked out by adding a youth disability supplement | subsection (7) |
Note: For recipient and decision day , see subsection 914D(1).
Rate for payments set out in item 1 of the table
(2) The recipient's clean energy advance daily rate is worked out by:
(a) working out 1.7% of the total of:
(i) double the maximum basic rate under Pension Rate Calculator A, worked out for 1 July 2012 for a person who is partnered; and
(ii) the combined couple rate of pension supplement for 1 July 2012; and
(b) rounding the result of paragraph (a) up or down to the nearest multiple of $5.20 (rounding up if that result is not a multiple of $5.20 but is a multiple of $2.60); and
(c) adding $5.20 to the result of paragraph (b); and
(d) applying the applicable percentage in the following table to the result of paragraph (c); and
(e) rounding the result of paragraph (d) up or down to the nearest multiple of $2.60 (rounding up if that rate is not a multiple of $2.60 but is a multiple of $1.30); and
(f) dividing the result of paragraph (e) by 364.
Percentage to be applied | ||
Item | Recipient's family situation on the advance qualification day | Use this % |
1 | Not a member of a couple | 66.33% |
2 | 50% | |
3 | Member of an illness separated couple | 66.33% |
4 | Member of a respite care couple | 66.33% |
5 | Partnered (partner in gaol) | 66.33% |
Note: This subsection covers payments covered by Pension Rate Calculator A, B or C, seniors supplement, recipients of other payments who have reached pension age and recipients of pensions covered by clause 146 of Schedule 1A.
Rate for payments set out in item 2 of the table
(3) The recipient's clean energy advance daily rate is worked out by:
(a) working out 1.7% of the total of the maximum basic rate, and the pension supplement basic amount, for the clean energy qualifying payment, worked out:
(ii) for a person in circumstances the same as the recipient's on the advance qualification day; and
(b) rounding the result of paragraph (a) up or down to the nearest multiple of $2.60 (rounding up if that result is not a multiple of $2.60 but is a multiple of $1.30); and
(c) adding $5.20 to the result of paragraph (b); and
(d) dividing the result of paragraph (c) by 364.
Rate for payments set out in item 3 of the table
(4) The recipient's clean energy advance daily rate is worked out by:
(a) working out 1.7% of the maximum basic rate for the clean energy qualifying payment, worked out:
(ii) for a person in circumstances the same as the recipient's on the advance qualification day; and
(b) rounding the result of paragraph (a) up or down to the nearest multiple of 10 cents (rounding up if that result is not a multiple of 10 cents but is a multiple of 5 cents); and
(c) adding 20 cents to the result of paragraph (b); and
(d) dividing the result of paragraph (c) by 14.
Rate for payments set out in item 4 of the table
(5) The recipient's clean energy advance daily rate is worked out by:
(a) working out 1.7% of the total of the maximum basic rate, and the youth disability supplement, for the clean energy qualifying payment, worked out:
(i) for the first day of the recipient's clean energy advance period; and
(ii) for a person in circumstances the same as the recipient's on the advance qualification day; and
(b) rounding the result of paragraph (a) up or down to the nearest multiple of $2.60 (rounding up if that result is not a multiple of $2.60 but is a multiple of $1.30); and
(c) adding $5.20 to the result of paragraph (b); and
(d) dividing the result of paragraph (c) by 364.
Rate for payments set out in item 5 of the table
(6) The recipient's clean energy advance daily rate is worked out by:
(a) working out 1.7% of the maximum basic rate for the clean energy qualifying payment, worked out:
(i) for the first day of the recipient's clean energy advance period; and
(ii) for a person in circumstances the same as the recipient's on the advance qualification day; and
(b) rounding the result of paragraph (a) up or down to the nearest multiple of 10 cents (rounding up if that result is not a multiple of 10 cents but is a multiple of 5 cents); and
(c) adding 20 cents to the result of paragraph (b); and
(d) dividing the result of paragraph (c) by 14.
Rate for payments set out in item 6 of the table
(7) The recipient's clean energy advance daily rate is worked out by:
(a) working out 1.7% of the total of the maximum basic rate, and the youth disability supplement, for the clean energy qualifying payment, worked out:
(i) for the first day of the recipient's clean energy advance period; and
(ii) for a person in circumstances the same as the recipient's on the advance qualification day; and
(b) rounding the result of paragraph (a) up or down to the nearest multiple of 10 cents (rounding up if that result is not a multiple of 10 cents but is a multiple of 5 cents); and
(c) adding 20 cents to the result of paragraph (b); and
(d) dividing the result of paragraph (c) by 14.