Accommodation rules summary for seniors and aged care 065-05020000
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Social Security Guide 4.6.3.70 Exempting the principal home - care situations
Social Security Guide 1.1.A.15 Accommodation bond, accommodation bond balance
Social Security Guide 1.1.A.18 Accommodation charge
Social Security Guide 4.6.2.10 General provisions for exempt assets
Social Security Guide 4.3 Ordinary income
Social Security Guide 4.4 Deeming provisions
Social Security Guide 4.1 Deprivation of income & assets
Social Security Guide 4.2.1 Pension income test & additional free area for dependent children
Customers living in a care situation may be eligible for rent assistance
Social Security Guide 3.8.1.60 Payments that may be treated as rent
Legislation
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Definitions for aged care
Current legislation
Historical legislation
- Schedule 1, Dictionary
- section 44-11, Definitions relating to concessional residents and assisted residents
The income test
Current legislation
Social Security Act 1991, section 8(8), Excluded amounts-general
Historical legislation
Residents' fees
Current legislation
Historical legislation
Aged Care Act 1997, section 58-2, Maximum daily amount of resident fees
Value of assets
Current legislation
Social Security Act 1991, section 11A, Principal home definition for the purpose of the assets test
Historical legislation
Aged Care Act 1997, section 44-10, How to work out the value of a person's assets