Chapter 37. Other payments, allowances and supplements

1. Introduction

1.1 Scope of chapter

2. Crisis Payment

2.1 Qualification for Crisis Payment

2.2 Extreme circumstances forcing departure from home

2.3 Remaining in the home after domestic or family violence

2.4 Release from gaol or psychiatric confinement

2.4 “Severe financial hardship”

2.5 When Crisis Payment is not payable

2.6 Claiming Crisis Payment

3. Bereavement payments

3.1 Overview

3.2 Death of a single person

3.3 Death of a partner

3.4 Bereavement payments for partners: pensions

3.5 Bereavement payments for partners: allowances

3.6 Different rules for "principal carer" parents on Newstart Allowance and Youth Allowance

3.7 Death of a child

3.8 Carer Payment - death of a person receiving care

3.9 Other assistance

4. Employment Entry Payment

4.1 Employment Entry Payment

4.2 Rate of Employment Entry Payment

4.3 Claiming Employment Entry Payment and time limits

5. Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment (AGDRP)

5.1 Overview

5.2 Qualification

5.3 Time limits for AGDRP and claims for other Social Security payments

6. Exceptional Circumstances Relief Payment (drought relief)

6.1 Overview

6.2 Qualification

6.3 Income and Assets tests

6.4 Rate of ECRP

6.5 Other Assistance

7. Mobility Allowance

7.1 Basic qualifications

7.2 “Gainful employment”

7.3 “Vocational training”

7.4 “Substantial assistance”

7.5 Advance payment

7.6 Rate

7.7 Reviews

8. Remote Area Allowance

8.1 Overview and qualification

9. Telephone Allowance

9.1 Overview

Qualification – general

9.3 Qualification after income support payments cease

10. Pharmaceutical Allowance

11. Utilities Allowance

11.1 What is the “Utilities Allowance”?

11.2 Qualification for “Utilities Allowance”

11.3 Payment of “Utilities Allowance”

12. Seniors Concession Allowance

12.1 What is the “Seniors Concession Allowance”?

12.2 Qualification for the “Seniors Concession Allowance”

12.3 Payment of the “Seniors Concession Allowance”

13. Pensioner Education Supplement

13.1 What is the “Pensioner Education Supplement”?

13.2 What is “qualifying study”?

13.3 What is a “full-time student” for the Pensioner Education Supplement?

13.4 Age and independence

13.5 Residence requirements

13.6 Continuation of Pensioner Education Supplement for certain people transferred to Newstart Allowance or Youth Allowance on or after 1 July 2006

14. Language, Literacy and Numeracy Supplement

14.1 What is the “Language, Literacy and Numeracy Supplement”?

14.2 Qualification for “Language, Literacy and Numeracy Supplement”

15. Pension Loan Scheme

15.1 What is it?

15.2 Eligibility

16. 2007 “one off” payments to carers and older Australians

16.1 “One off” payments to carers

16.2 “One off” payments to older Australians

16.3 Other “one off” payments

17. Useful links and resources

17.1 Factsheets

17.2 Forms

17.3 Self-advocacy booklets