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Assessment of assets hardship 108-04120040



Policy

Social Security Guide, 4.6.2.20, Assessing Exemption for Irrecoverable Loans, Failed Loans & Debts

Social Security Guide, 4.6.7.10, General provisions for hardship

Social Security Guide, 4.6.7.20, Effect of Deprivation on Eligibility & Rate

Social Security Guide, 4.6.7.50, Unrealisable assets - unable or unreasonable to sell or borrow against

Social Security Guide, 4.6.7.60, Determining severe financial hardship - readily available funds

Social Security Guide, 4.6.7.70, Determining Severe Financial Hardship - Drawings From an Unincorporated Business

Social Security Guide, 4.6.7.80, Notional ordinary income - overview

Social Security Guide, 4.6.7.90, Notional Ordinary Income - Non-farm Property & Other Assets

Social Security Guide, 4.6.7.100, Notional Ordinary Income - Net Value of a Farm

Social Security Guide, 4.6.7.110, Notional ordinary income - person's farm used by a family member

Social Security Guide, 4.6.7.120, Notional Ordinary Income - Other Farming Situations

Social Security Guide, 4.6.7.130, Rate calculation under the hardship provisions

Social Security Guide 5.5.6, Samples of assets test hardship calculations

Legislation

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Social Security Act 1991

  • section 1129, Access to financial hardship rules - pensions
  • section 1130, Application of financial hardship rules - pensions
  • section 1131, Access to financial hardship rules - benefits
  • section 1132, Application of financial hardship rules - benefits
  • section 1130B, Access to financial hardship rules - pension PP (single)
  • section 1130C, Application of financial hardship rules - pension PP (single)
  • section 1118, Certain assets to be disregarded in calculating the value of a person's assets

Definitions

Social Security Act 1991

  • section 8(1), Income test definitions
  • section 11(12), Assets test definitions
  • section 11(13), Assets test definitions
    • subsection 12 An asset of a person is an unrealisable asset if
  • section 23(1), General definitions

Deprivation

Social Security Act 1991

  • section 1125, Disposal of assets in pension years - individuals
  • section 1126, Disposal of assets in pre-pension years - members of couples
  • section 1122, Loans