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Policy

Income provisions from employment including pensioners and allowees

Social Security Guide, 4.3.3.10, General Provisions for income from employment

Social Security Guide, 4.3.3.25, Employment income for pensioners of age pension age from 20/09/2009

Social Security Guide, 4.3.3.40, Employment income for allowees

Social Security Guide, 3.1.11, Working credit

Social Security Guide, 3.1.12, Employment income nil rate period

Definition of waiting period

Social Security Guide, 1.1.W.10, Waiting period

Social Security Guide, 1.1.I.60, Income maintenance period (IMP) (JSP, YA, Austudy, WA, PA, PP, DSP)

Definition of weeks for Seasonal Work Preclusion Period (SWPP)

Social Security Guide, 1.1.W.15, Weeks: Seasonal work, intervening & self-supported

Treatment of lump sum termination payments

Social Security Guide, 4.3.4.10, Application of the income maintenance period (IMP)

Social Security Guide, 4.3.4.20, Definition of leave for the IMP

Social Security Guide, 4.3.4.30, Description: employment termination payments (ETPs) & roll-overs for the IMP

Social Security Guide, 4.3.4.40, Hardship Provisions for the IMP

Legislation

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Parenting Payment Partnered (PPP)

Social Security Act 1991

Module D-Income test (1068B-D1)

subsection 7, 'Lump sum payments arising from termination of employment'
subsection 8, 'Directed termination payments excluded'
subsection 10, 'Certain termination payments taken to be ordinary income'
subsection 13, 'Start of income maintenance period-employment terminated'
subsection 17, 'Single payment in respect of different kinds of termination payments'

Parenting Payment Single (PPS)

Social Security Act 1991

Module E-Ordinary income test (1068A-E1)

subsection 2, 'Roll-over of lump sum leave payments'
subsection 4, 'Certain leave payments taken to be ordinary income'
subsection 7, 'Start of income maintenance period-employment terminated'
subsection 11, 'Single payment in respect of different kinds of termination payments'

JobSeeker Payment

Social Security Act 1991

Module G-Income test (1068A-G1)

subsection 7, 'Lump sum payments arising from termination of employment'
subsection AF, 'Directed termination payments excluded'
subsection AH, 'Certain leave payments taken to be ordinary income'
subsection AKA, 'Start of income maintenance period-employment terminated'
subsection AKC, 'Start of income maintenance period where liquid assets test waiting period applies'

Youth Allowance (YA)

Social Security Act 1991

Module H-Income test, payments (1067G-H1)

subsection 4, 'Lump sum payments arising from termination of employment'
subsection 10, 'Directed termination payments excluded'
subsection 12, 'Certain leave payments taken to be ordinary income'
subsection 14A, 'Start of income maintenance period-employment terminated'
subsection 14C, 'Start of income maintenance period where liquid assets test waiting period applies

Austudy

Social Security Act 1991

Module D-Income test (1067L-D1)

subsection 3, 'Lump sum payments arising from termination of employment'
subsection 4, 'Directed termination payments excluded)'
subsection 6, 'Certain leave payments taken to be ordinary income
subsection 9, 'Start of income maintenance period-employment terminated'
subsection 10A, 'Start of income maintenance period where liquid assets test waiting period applies'

Working Credit

Social Security Act 1991

section 1073J, Working credit balance prevents loss of qualification in certain cases

Child Care Subsidy

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999

section 105C, Review of entitlement to be paid CCS or ACCS – taking account of changes of circumstances etc.