Advance payments for pension customers 103-05040070

Policy

Social Security Guide, 1.1.S.200, Social security entitlement

Social Security Guide, 5.4, Advance Payments

Social Security Guide, 5.4.1, Social Security Entitlement Advance Payment

Social Security Guide, 5.4.1.15, Qualification for Certain Pension Advance Payments

Social Security Guide, 5.4.1.20, Capacity to repay Advance Payments - Benefits & Pensions

Social Security Guide, 5.4.1.40, Payment Methods for Advance Payments - Benefits & Pensions

Social Security Guide, 5.4.1.50, Repayment of Advance Payments - Benefits & Pensions

Social Security Guide, 11.1.1.60, Payments Subject to Income Management

Legislation

Links to the Federal Register of Legislation site go to a 'Series' page. Selecting the 'Latest' version.

Qualifications and disqualifications

Social Security Act 1991, part 2.22, division 1, section 1061A, Qualification for advance payment

Social Security (Administration) Act 1999, part 3, division 1, subdivision H, section 29, General rule for residence requirements for claimants

Relevant information on 2009 Budget changes

Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Pension Reform and Other 2009 Budget Measures) Bill 2009, Schedule 12, Advance payments

Definition of advance payment qualifying amount

Social Security Act 1991, part 1.2, section 23, General definitions

Note: open the correct version of the act to 'In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears...' (Subsection 1) and then to

• 'advance payment qualifying amount...' for the definition
• 'social security entitlement...' for the definition

Amount, lodgement and payment

Social Security Act 1991

• part 2.22, division 4, section 1061ECA, Amount of advance payment - age and disability support pensions and carer payment
• part 2.22, division 2, section 1061D(3), Lodgement of application
• part 2.22, division 3, section 1061EB, Payment of Advance Payment, sections (1) to (3)
• part 2.22, division 4 section 1061ED, Amount of advance payment - social security pensions

Note: open the correct version of the act to 'For the purposes of paragraph (2)(b), the maximum amount of advance payment payable... (subsection 3) to access the relevant information (including a definition of annual payment rate).

Repayment of advance amount

Social Security Act 1991, part 2.22, division 7, section 1061EL(1), Repayment of advance payment

Receipt of income support payments

Social Security Act 1991, part 1.2, section 38B(1), Notional continuous period of receipt of income support payments