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Definitions

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

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

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

Social Security Guide 1.1.R.250 Respite care

Social Security Guide 1.1.R.270 Retirement village

Payability of Rent Assistance (RA)

Social Security Guide 3.8.1.60 Payments that may be treated as rent

Social Security Guide 3.8.1.90 Temporary accommodation & RA

Single rate may be paid to couples where one is in respite care

Social Security Guide 5.1.8.30 Common provisions affecting calculation of a rate

Social Security Guide 5.5.1.60 Couple, 1 child under 13 years, separated due to ill health

Social Security Guide 2.2.5.40 Discretion to treat a person as not being a member of a couple for a special reason - section 24

Social Security Guide 2.2.5.60 Determining an illness separated couple

Social Security Guide 2.2.5.70 Determining a respite care couple

Legislation

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Aged Care Act 2024

Aged Care Rules 2025

Social Security Act 1991

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

Historical Legislation

Aged Care Act 1997, section 44-12, The respite supplement