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Compensation affected component

Under subsection 5NB(1) of the VEA as in force on 9 July 1996, compensation affected component' in relation to an amount of a compensation affected pension that has a dependent child component, means that part of the amount of pension that is not the dependent child component.

 

 

compensation affected pension means:

(a)an invalidity service pension payable to a person who has not reached pension age; or
(b)a partner service pension payable to a person who has not reached pension age; or
(c)income support supplement payable to a person who has not reached qualifying age; or
(d)a veteran payment payable to a person who has not reached pension age (within the meaning of subsections 5QB(2), (3), (4) and (5)); or
(e)an education entry payment payable to a person who:

  • (i)is receiving invalidity service pension or partner service pension; or
  • (ii)is receiving income support supplement and has not reached qualifying age.

Note 1: For pension age see sections 5QA and 5QB.
Note 2: For qualifying age see section 5Q.

'Dependent child component' in relation to an amount of CAP  payable to a person who has a dependent child, means:

  • any additional amount for dependent children or any amount for rent assistance that, in working out the rate of the pension, was added:
  • in the case of a service pension-to the person's maximum basic rate  MBR , or
  • in the case of income support supplement-to the person's provisional rate, or
  • if any amount referred to in paragraph (a) was reduced because an income test or asset test was applied in working out the rate of the pension-that amount as so reduced.

 

 

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