Assessing income for Farm Household Allowance (FHA) 002-20102102

Policy

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

Farm Household Allowance Guidelines

• 15, Income test
• 16, Deemed income from financial assets
• 17, Assessment of business income
• 18, Income offset

Social Security Guide, 4, Income & Assets

Legislation

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

Income

Farm Household Support Act 2014

• section 66, Deemed income from financial assets
• section 67, Allowable deductions from ordinary income
• section 68, Determination of rate may be based on estimate

Farm Household Support Minister's Rule 2014

• section 6, Allowable deductions from ordinary income generally
• section 7, Rate of farm household allowance - allowable deductions from off-farm income

Farm Household Support Amendment Act 2019

• modifies section 67 of the Farm Household Support Act 2014

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

• modifies section 67 of the Farm Household Support Act 2014

Social Security (Exempt Lump Sum) (Emergency Water Infrastructure Rebate) (Agriculture) Determination 2014

• Exempts income from Emergency Water Infrastructure Rebate grants