#8217; Entitlements (Special Assistance) Regulations 1999.  Their purpose is to clarify that the limit on the number of special assistance payments that may be made in a 12 month period for extreme circumstances does not include payments made where an entitled person is released from an institution; to provide that a person remains eligible for a special assistance payment if the person subsequently qualifies for a disaster relief payment; and to make special assistance payments available for entitled persons who remain in their homes after being subjected to domestic violence.