IMPACT ON INCOME SUPPORT POLICY

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Introduction

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RENT ASSISTANCE ELIGIBILITY

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Background

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Impact on aged care residents

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Residents still entitled to rent assistance

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What is an approved facility

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No Government subsidy payable

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Exclusion from cancellation

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Automatic rent assistance cancellation of pre-1 October 1997 residents

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Manual rent assistance cancellation of pre-1 October 1997 residents

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New admissions report

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Certain pensioners will not notice RA cancellation

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DETAILS & PROCEDURES FOR CANCELLATION OF RENT ASSISTANCE

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Background

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Who has had rent assistance cancelled automatically

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Who needs to have rent assistance cancelled manually

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Manual RA cancellation procedure

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Advice issued for once-off payment of RA for payday 25 September 1997

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INCOME TESTING OF AGED CARE FEES

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Background

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Impact on pensioners

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Impact on self-funded retirees

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Components of daily fees

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Commonwealth subsidy payable

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DVA pays Commonwealth subsidy for certain residents

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Basic daily resident contribution

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Basic daily resident contribution for persons who lose pensioner status

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Difference in contribution offsets loss of rent assistance

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Resident pays the lesser of income tested fee or Commonwealth subsidy

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What will be assessed as income?

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Example - application of income test.

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Income of couples

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Maximum rate pensioners will not incur income tested fees

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Maximum fees payable

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Ready reckoners

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Who will be income tested

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Variable fee hostel residents

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Blinded pensioners

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Option not to be income tested

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