Eligibility and payability for Farm Household Allowance (FHA) 002-02040000
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Farm Household Allowance Guidelines
- 2, Overview of qualification criteria as a farmer
- 3, Overview of qualification criteria as a partner
- 4, Entering into a Financial Improvement Agreement
- 5,Cumulative eligibility
- 6, Residence requirements
- 7, Waiting periods
- 8, Multiple entitlement exclusion
Legislation
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Farm Household Support Act 2014
- section 8, Qualification of farmers for farm household allowance
- section 9, Qualification of farmers' partners for farm household allowance
- For partner eligibility where the farmer is in gaol or psychiatric confinement, see section 10, Grace period for farmers' partners
- section 33, Non-farm assets value limit
- section 34, Farm assets value limit
- section 37, Farm household allowance not payable if allowance rate nil
- section 38, Multiple entitlement exclusion
- section 48, Seasonal workers
Farm Household Support Amendment Bill 2017
- section 39, Waiting period
Farm Household Support Amendment Bill 2018
- section 2, Object of this Act
- section 4, Simplified outline of this Act
- section 5, definitions
- section 6, Meaning of cumulative period of farm house allowance and 4 years or less
- section 7, Part 2, Simplified outline of this Part
- section 8, Qualification of farmers for farm household allowance
- section 9, Qualification of farmer’ partners for farm household allowance
- section 96, Application of Division 10 of Part 2.11, and Division 9 of Part 2.12 (bereavement payments) of the Social Security Act
Farm Household Support Amendment (Relief Measures) Act (No.2) 2019
- sections 59A and 65A, income reduction
- subdivision B of division 8, application provision
- sections 33, 34 and 36A, assets test
- section 93, application and modification of the Social Security Act
- part 4, farm financial assessments
Farm Household Support Amendment (Relief Measures) Act (No.1) 2019
- section 4, simplified outline of this Act
- section 5, definitions
- section 6, meaning of cumulative period of farm household allowance
- section 7, simplified outline of this part
- subsections 96(1) and (2) cumulative period
- section 67, allowable deductions from ordinary income
- part 2, farm business losses
- schedule 3, relief payment
Farm Household Support Secretary’s Rules 2024
- Part 2, Farm Household Allowance
- Section 6, Significant labour and capital
- Section 7, Significant commercial purpose or character
Social Security (Administration) Act 1999