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Policy

Pre 1 July 2014

Social Security Guide, 1.1.A.15, Accommodation bond, accommodation bond balance

Social Security Guide, 1.1.A.18, Accommodation charge

Post 1 July 2014

Social Security Guide, 1.1.A.110, Aged care (residential)

Social Security Guide, 1.1.D.05, Daily accommodation payment, daily accommodation contribution (residential aged care)

Social Security Guide, 1.1.D.13, Daily fees (residential aged care)

Social Security Guide, 1.1.R.113, Refundable deposit, refundable deposit balance

Means assessments

Social Security Guide, 4.4, Deeming Provisions

Social Security Guide, 1.1.F.135, Financial investments

Social Security Guide, 4.6.3.70, Exempting the principal home - care situations

Social Security Guide, 4.6.2.10, General provisions for exempt assets

Social Security Guide, 4.3, Ordinary Income

Social Security Guide, 4.1, Deprivation of Income & Assets

Social Security Guide, 4.7, Business Structures, Primary Production & pre-01/01/2002 Assessment of Trusts & Private Companies

Social Security Guide, 4.2.1, Pension income test & additional free area for dependent children

Legislation

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Definitions for aged care

Aged Care Act 1997

  • Schedule 1, Dictionary

Aged care means testing

Aged Care Act 1997

  • Schedule 1, Dictionary
  • section 44-11, Definitions relating to supported residents, concessional residents and assisted residents
  • sub-Division 44-E, The income test
  • section 52C-3, Maximum daily amount of resident fees
  • Section 44-22, Working out the means tested amount
  • Section 44-24, The care recipient's total assessable income
  • Section 44-26, The care recipient's total assessable income free area
  • Section 44-26A, The value of a person's assets
  • Section 44-26C, Determination of value of a person's assets
  • Division 52G, Rules about accommodation payments and accommodation contributions

Social Security Act 1991

  • section 1064, Module E - Ordinary income test