Pharmaceutical Allowance (PhA) 108-08060000
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Policy
Income support payment policy
Social Security Guide, 3.8.2, PhA - Qualification & Payability
Social Security Guide, 3.8.2.10, PhA - Qualification & Payability
Social Security Guide, 1.2.7.20, Pharmaceutical Allowance (PhA) - Description
Social Security Guide, 5.1.7.20, PhA - Current Rates
Social Security Guide, 7.1.1.10, Overview of Portability Legislation
ABSTUDY Policy on Pharmaceutical Allowance
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ABSTUDY Policy Manual, 80.2, Qualification for Pharmaceutical Allowance
Farm Household Support
Farm Household Allowance Guidelines, section 11.3, Pharmaceutical Allowance
Legislation
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Qualification and payments of Pharmaceutical Allowance (PhA) for Jobseeker Payment customers
- section 1068, Module D, Pharmaceutical allowance
- section 1068-D1, Qualification for pharmaceutical allowance
- section 1068-D2, Incapacity for work - Jobseeker Payment
- section 1068-D2B, Partial Capacity for work or are a single principal carer of a child - Jobseeker Payment
- section 1068-D3, Long term recipients over 60
- section 1068-D7, Advance payment period
- section 1068-D10, Amount of pharmaceutical allowance
Non-payment of PhA
- section 1068, Module D, Pharmaceutical allowance
- section 1068-D3A, No pharmaceutical allowance if person receiving pension supplement
- section 1068-D4, No pharmaceutical allowance if person receiving pharmaceutical allowance under the Veterans' Entitlements Act or the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act
- section 1068-D5, No pharmaceutical allowance if partner receiving pharmaceutical allowance under the Veterans' Entitlements Act or the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act and not a service pensioner
- section 1068-D6, No pharmaceutical allowance before advance payment period ends
- section 1068-D8, No pharmaceutical allowance if annual limit reached
Qualification and payments of PhA for Youth Allowance (YA) customers
- section 1067G, Module C, Pharmaceutical Allowance
- section 1067G-C1, Qualification for pharmaceutical allowance - Youth Allowance
- section 1067G-C3, Amount of pharmaceutical allowance
Non-payment of PhA
- section 1067G, Module C, Pharmaceutical Allowance
- section 1067G-C2, No pharmaceutical allowance if partner receiving veterans supplement or MRCA supplement and not a service pensioner
Qualification and payments of PhA for Austudy customers
- section 1067L, Module C, Pharmaceutical Allowance
- section 1067L-C1, Qualification for pharmaceutical allowance
- section 1067L-C3, Amount of pharmaceutical allowance
Non-payment of PhA
- section 1067L, Module C, Pharmaceutical Allowance
- section 1067L-C1A, No pharmaceutical allowance if person receiving pension supplement
- section 1067L-C2, No pharmaceutical allowance if partner receiving pharmaceutical allowance under the Veterans Entitlements Act and not a service pensioner
Qualification and payments of PhA for Parenting Payment Single (PPS) customers
- section 1068A, Module C, Pharmaceutical allowance
- section 1068A-C1, Qualification for pharmaceutical allowance
- section 1068A-C4, Advance payment period
- section 1068A-C6, VEA and MRCA payments taken into account
- section 1068A-C7, Amount of pharmaceutical allowance
Non-payment of PhA
- section 1068A, Module C, Pharmaceutical allowance
- section 1068A-C1A, No pharmaceutical allowance if person has reached pension age
- section 1068A-C2, No pharmaceutical allowance if person receiving pharmaceutical allowance under the Veterans' Entitlements Act or the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act
- section 1068A-C3, No pharmaceutical allowance before advance payment period ends
- section 1068A-C5, No pharmaceutical allowance if annual limit reached
Qualification and payments of PhA for Parenting Payment Partnered (PPP) customers
- section 1068B, Module E, Pharmaceutical allowance
- section 1068B-E1, Qualification for pharmaceutical allowance
- section 1068B-E5, Advance payment period
- section 1068B-E7, VEA and MRCA payments taken into account
- section 1068B-E8, Amount of pharmaceutical allowance
Non-payment of PhA
- section 1068B, Module E, Pharmaceutical allowance
- section 1068B-E1A, No pharmaceutical allowance if person receiving pension supplement
- section 1068B-E2, No pharmaceutical allowance if person receiving pharmaceutical allowance under the Veterans' Entitlements Act or the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act
- section 1068B-E3, No pharmaceutical allowance if partner receiving pharmaceutical allowance under the Veterans' Entitlements Act or the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act and not a service pensioner
- section 1068B-E4, No pharmaceutical allowance before advance payment period ends
- section 1068B-E6, No pharmaceutical allowance if annual limit reached
Qualification and payments of PhA for DSP customers (under 21 and not blind)
- section 1066A, Module D, Pharmaceutical allowance
- section 1066A-D1, Qualification for pharmaceutical allowance
- section 1066A-D5, Advance payment period
- section 1066A-D7, VEA and MRCA payments taken into account
- section 1066A-D8, Amount of pharmaceutical allowance
Non-payment of PhA
- section 1066A, Module D, Pharmaceutical allowance
- section 1066A-D2, No pharmaceutical allowance if person receiving pharmaceutical allowance under the Veterans' Entitlements Act or the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act
- section 1066A-D3, No pharmaceutical allowance if partner receiving pharmaceutical allowance under the Veterans' Entitlements Act or the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act and not a service pensioner
- section 1066A-D4, No pharmaceutical allowance before advance payment period ends
- section 1066A-D6, No pharmaceutical allowance if annual limit reached
Qualification and payments of PhA for DSP customers (under 21 - blind)
- section 1066B, Module D, Pharmaceutical allowance
- section 1066B-D1, Qualification for pharmaceutical allowance
- section 1066B-D5, Advance payment period
- section 1066B-D7, VEA and MRCA payments taken into account
- section 1066B-D8, Amount of pharmaceutical allowance
Non-payment of PhA
- section 1066B, Module D, Pharmaceutical allowance
- section 1066B-D2, No pharmaceutical allowance if person receiving pharmaceutical allowance under the Veterans' Entitlements Act or the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act
- section 1066B-D3, No pharmaceutical allowance if partner receiving pharmaceutical allowance under the Veterans' Entitlements Act or the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act and not a service pensioner
- section 1066B-D4, No pharmaceutical allowance before advance payment period ends
- section 1066B-D6, No pharmaceutical allowance if annual limit reached
Qualification and payments of PhA for Farm Household Allowance customers
Farm Household Support Act 2014
- Part 2:
- section 59, Persons who have turned 22, Pharmaceutical allowance
- section 63, Persons who have not turned 22, Pharmaceutical allowance
- Part 5, Application and modification of the Social Security Act and the Social Security Administration Act
- section 1068, Module D, Pharmaceutical allowance
- section 1068-D1, Qualification for pharmaceutical allowance
- section 1068-D2, Incapacity for work
- section 1068-D2B (b), Single principal carer of a child
- section 1068-D7, Advance payment period
- section 1068-D10, Amount of pharmaceutical allowance
- section 1067G, Module C, Pharmaceutical allowance
- section 1067G-C1 (b) and (c), Single principal carer of a child, incapacity exemption