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    Home Compensation and Support Policy Library Part 9 Principles for Determining Pension Rate
  1. 9.1 Income and Assets Test Principles

9.1 Income and Assets Test Principles

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This chapter contains information on the process of calculating an individual's rate of service pension and income support supplement (ISS), including details of the adjustments that may be applied to a person's assessed rate of pension. It also outlines the deductions that can be made from the amount of pension payable.

See Also

Income and Assets Test Principles

Chapter 3.3 Service Pension and Income Support Supplement Payability

Chapter 9.2 Residential Situation

Chapter 9.3 Marital Status

Chapter 9.4 Children

Chapter 9.5 Deeming Provisions

Chapter 9.6 Deprivation of Income and Assets

Chapter 9.7 Statutory Increases

Chapter 10.1 Ordinary Income

Chapter 10.2 Assets

Chapter 10.3 Business Structures and Trusts

Chapter 10.4 Superannuation Funds

Chapter 10.5 Income Streams

Chapter 10.6 Maintenance Income

Chapter 11.1 Income Support Effective Dates and Pension Periods


In this part

Compensation and Support Policy Library

  • 9.1.1 Overview of Income and Assets Test Principles
  • 9.1.2 The Assessment Process
  • 9.1.3 The Income and Assets Tests
  • 9.1.4 Application of the Assessed Rate of Pension
  • 9.1.5 Order of Reduction

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Compensation and Support Policy Library

  • Part 1 Service Requirements
  • Part 2 Applying for a Pension
  • Part 3 Income Support Eligibility
  • Part 3A Veteran Payment
  • Part 4 Disability Compensation Eligibility
  • Part 5 Income Support Allowances and Benefits
  • Part 6 Veterans' Compensation Allowances and Benefits
  • Part 7 Common Allowances and Benefits
  • Part 8 Bereavement Assistance
  • Part 9 Principles for Determining Pension Rate
    • 9.1 Income and Assets Test Principles
      • 9.1.1 Overview of Income and Assets Test Principles
      • 9.1.2 The Assessment Process
      • 9.1.3 The Income and Assets Tests
      • 9.1.4 Application of the Assessed Rate of Pension
      • 9.1.5 Order of Reduction
    • 9.2 Residential Situation
    • 9.3 Relationship Status
    • 9.4 Children
    • 9.5 Deeming Provisions
    • 9.6 Deprivation of Income and Assets
    • 9.7 Statutory Increases
    • 9.8 Guide to the Assessment of Rates of Veterans' Pensions (GARP)
    • 9.9 Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS) Cases
    • 9.10 Compensation Offsetting
    • 9.11 Compensation Recovery
    • 9.12 - Defence Abuse Reparation Scheme
  • Part 10 Types of Income and Assets
  • Part 11 Administration of Payments
  • Part 12 Compliance and Obligations
  • Part 13 Education Schemes Policy Manual
  • Part 14 Defence, Veterans' and Families' Acute Support Package
  • Part 15 Structure of the Policy Library

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