Rent Assistance (RA) and change of address to and from aged care 065-05050000

This page contains links to policy and legislation. It also contains information about government department arrangements.

Policy

Guide to Social Security Law, 1.1.A.110, Aged care (residential)

Guide to Social Security Law, 1.1.D.13, Daily fees (residential aged care)

Guide to Social Security Law, 1.1.N.140, Nursing home or high level care home

Guide to Social Security Law, 1.1.R.250, Respite care

Payability of Rent Assistance (RA)

Guide to Social Security Law, 3.8.1.60, Payments That May be Treated as Rent

Guide to Social Security Law, 3.8.1.90, Temporary Accommodation & RA

Single rate may be paid to couples who are both in respite care

Guide to Social Security Law, 2.2.5.50, Discretion to Treat a Person as Not Being a Member of a Couple for a Special Reason

Guide to Social Security Law, 2.2.5.60, Determining an Illness Separated Couple

Guide to Social Security Law, 2.2.5.70, Determining a Respite Care Couple

Legislation

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Social Security Act 1991

• section 4 Family Relationships definitions - couples
• Respite care couple (subsection 8)
• Approved Respite Care (subsection 9)
• Illness separated couple (subsection 7)
• section 13 Rent definitions
• Care situation (subsection 9)
• section 23 Residential care
• Residential care (subsection 4CA)
• section 44-12, The respite supplement