Assets hardship for income support payments 108-04120000

Policy

Social Security Guide, 4.6.7.10, General Provisions for Hardship

Social Security Guide, 4.6.7.20, Effect of Deprivation on Eligibility & Rate

Social Security Guide, 4.6.7.50, Unrealisable Assets - Unable or Unreasonable to Sell or Borrow Against

Social Security Guide, 4.6.7.60, Determining Severe Financial Hardship - Readily Available Funds

Social Security Guide, 4.6.7.70, Determining Severe Financial Hardship - Drawings From an Unincorporated Business

Social Security Guide, 4.6.7.80, Notional Ordinary Income – Overview

Social Security Guide, 4.6.7.90, Notional Ordinary Income - Non-farm Property & Other Assets

Social Security Guide, 4.6.7.100, Notional Ordinary Income - Net Value of a Farm

Social Security Guide, 4.6.7.110, Notional Ordinary Income - Person's Farm Used by a Family Member

Social Security Guide, 4.6.7.120, Notional Ordinary Income - Other Farming Situations

Social Security Guide, 4.6.7.130, Rate Calculation Under the Hardship Provisions

Social Security Guide, 5.5.6, Samples of Asset Test Hardship Calculations

Social Security Guide, 4.6.2.20, Assessing Exemption for Irrecoverable Loans, Failed Loans & Debts

Legislation

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Social Security Act 1991

• section 23(1),General definitions
• section 1129, Access to financial hardship rules - pensions
• section 1130, Application of financial hardship rules - pensions
• section 1131, Access to financial hardship rules - benefits
• section 1132, Application of financial hardship rules - benefits
• section 1130B, Access to financial hardship rules - pension PP (single)
• section 1130C, Application of financial hardship rules - pension PP (single)
• section 11, Assets test definitions
• subsection 12 and 13, Unrealisable assets
• section 1118, Certain assets to be disregarded in calculating the value of a person's assets