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Policy

Links to the Farm Household Allowance Guidelines go to pdf and docx documents. Select the document and go to the appropriate reference(s) listed below.

Farm Household Allowance Guidelines

• 2, Overview of qualification criteria as a farmer
• 3, Overview of qualification criteria as a partner
• 4, Entering into a Financial Improvement Agreement
• 5, Cumulative eligibility
• 6, Residence requirements
• 7, Waiting periods
• 8, Multiple entitlement exclusion

Legislation

Links to the Federal Register of Legislation site go to a 'Series' page. Select the ‘Latest’ version.

Farm Household Support Act 2014

• section 8, Qualification of farmers for farm household allowance
• section 9, Qualification of farmers' partners for farm household allowance
• For partner eligibility where the farmer is in gaol or psychiatric confinement, see section 10, Grace period for farmers' partners
• section 33, Non-farm assets value limit
• section 34, Farm assets value limit
• section 37, Farm household allowance not payable if allowance rate nil
• section 38, Multiple entitlement exclusion
• section 39, Waiting periods
• section 48, Seasonal workers

Farm Household Support Amendment Act 2017

• section 39, Waiting period

Farm Household Support Amendment Act 2018

• section 2, Object of this Act
• section 4, Simplified outline of this Act
• section 5, definitions
• section 6, Meaning of cumulative period of farm house allowance and 4 years or less
• section 7, Part 2, Simplified outline of this Part
• section 8, Qualification of farmers for farm household allowance
• section 9, Qualification of farmer’ partners for farm household allowance
• section 96, Application of Division 10 of Part 2.11, and Division 9 of Part 2.12 (bereavement payments) of the Social Security Act

Farm Household Support Amendment (Temporary Measures) Act 2018

Social Security Act 1991

Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

Farm Household Support Amendment Act 2019

Farm Household Support Amendment (Relief Measures) Act (No. 1) 2019

Farm Household Support Amendment (Relief Measures) Act (No.2) 2019

Farm Household Support Secretary's Rule 2024