Recording other income on the Other Income (OIN) screen 108-05020010

The following income types are recorded on OIN/OINS screen:

• income from boarders and lodgers
• deprived income, when not deprivation of assets
• ex gratia payments
• exempt lump sums
• gifts received
• grants or scholarships
• life interest
• some leave and termination payments
• income from personal injury insurance schemes and disability benefits when treated as ordinary income
• royalty or commission payments which are not:
• paid by an employer
• part of regular sole trader or partnership income
• certain lump sums. See Treatment of lump sums

The definition of other ordinary income includes the following payment types, which are not recorded on the OIN screen:

• Employment income paid to the customer as an employee
• Investment income from:
• financial assets recorded on managed investment screens and securities screens (deemed income)
• income streams
• superannuation recorded on managed investment screens (deemed income)
• real estate (in Australia and overseas) - the customer must identify the location of any real estate or business site they own or have an interest in
• loans (deemed income)
• Foreign pensions and superannuation received from Government and non-Government bodies in other countries
• Attributed and distributed income from a customer's beneficial interest in private trusts and private companies
• Income from other business structures such as sole traders and partnerships, excluding wage and salary payments
• Other government payments and programs such as:
• Dairy Structural Adjustment Program (DSAP)
• Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) payments (in some cases)
• Farm Help

Note: income received from all other sources in Australia is recorded on the OIN screen.

For customers eligible for Working Credit, accrual and depletion of Working Credits depends on income being identified as employment income or other ordinary income. Total ordinary income is made up of employment income and other ordinary income. Working Credits can reduce the effects of employment income on a customer's income support payment.

For customers eligible for the Work Bonus accrual and depletion is only effected by eligible income, which is:

• employment income and
• self-employment income earned through personal exertion

The Work Bonus can reduce the effect of eligible income on a customer's income support payment.

Work Bonus will be able to be applied to royalty or commission payments (type ROC) recorded on OIN.

The effect of other ordinary income cannot be reduced by depletion of Working Credits or the Work Bonus.

The exception to this is customers who are undertaking full-time study or who are an Australian Apprentice and are in receipt of ABSTUDY, Austudy, or Youth Allowance. These customers have access to Income Bank credits for any personal income earned.