Coding the Care Receiver Income and Assets Details (CRIA) screen 108-03020050

Non-customer care receivers are subject to the CRIA test. However, there are some exceptions. This procedure gives details about the non-customer CRIA test, as well as who is exempt from those tests.

The CRIA screen is used to record income and asset details of:

• non-income support single adult care receivers
• non-income support partnered adult care receivers regardless if their partner is or is not receiving an income support payment, and
• all child care receivers

The CRIA screen needs to be coded for:

• new claims
• adult and child care receiver’s income and asset reviews, and
• restoration of payment

Child care receivers are subject to the CRIA test without exception, and the CRIA screen must be coded.

Adult non-customer care receivers are not subject to the CRIA test if they:

• are a higher Adult Disability Assessment Tool (ADAT) score adult who is receiving a Social Security pension or benefit, or a DVA Income Support Payment
• would be eligible to receive such a payment but for the sole reason that they have not been an Australian resident for a long enough period

In these cases, the CRIA screen does not need to be coded.

An overpayment of CP can occur when the actual taxable income of the care receiver (and any other person included in the care receiver income test) is more than the income limit. See the Resources page in Care Receiver Income and Assets.