Amendment History
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14.0 — 2 — 5 |
28/08/2014 |
C — hanges to align with the new Proof of Identity Policy that applies to current serving members and reservists. |
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14.0 — 24 |
27/08/2014 |
Topics updated in line with the portability changes from 1 July 2014. |
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14.0 — 23 |
22/08/2014 |
Added a reference to the Commission Guideline CM7030 which provide guidelines for the Loss of Earnings Allowance assessments involving self employed persons, rest and recuperation, sick leave provisions, and the amount of lost earnings. |
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14.0 — 22 |
20/08/2014 |
5.5.8/Assessment of Non-Farm Income |
These policy changes reflect the Department of Agriculture's new Farm Household Allowance (FHA) and how this will impact DVA's compensation and income support assessments. |
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14.0 — 21 |
16/08/2014 |
Section 5.6.3 Registration as a Member of the Scheme reinserted into Chapter 5.6. |
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14.0 — 20 |
09/08/2014 |
5.1.2/Government Rent and Rent Assistance Eligibility 9.2.5/Supported Residential Services 9.2.7/Departure from Aged Care |
These changes cover the Australian Government's reforms to aged care. The majority of the changes relate to how accommodation costs are assessed in certain situations. |
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14.01 — 9 |
01/08/2014 |
Changes to this chapter reflect the Australian Government's reforms to aged care with information about aged care means testing now located in the new Aged Care Means Testing Guide in the Reference Library. |
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14.018 |
10/07/2014 |
This change confirms that PBS top up calculations are based on the highest rate of pension received during the 13 week period following grant, including pension increases not directly associated with the triggering income/asset reduction. |
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Minor clarification of policy. |
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14.017 |
04/07/2014 |
Updated the 'car depreciation limit' topics to include the 2014-15 financial year amount of the GST car depreciation limit. |
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14.016 |
01/07/2014 |
Policy updated advising that the scheme closed to new registrations from 1 July 2014. Existing members can remain in the scheme while they continue to meet the work requirements to accrue a pension bonus. |
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8.3.2/Other Funeral Benefit Grant for a Deceased Veteran or Member |
This content explains the circumstances in which a veteran who is entitled to an automatic payment of Funeral Benefit may be paid an additional amount in respect of transportation costs. |
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14.015 |
18/06/2014 |
<a href="DEF Approved personal care support schemes">Glossary - Approved personal care support schemes |
"NSW Lifetime Care and Support Scheme" has been re-named, and now covers a wider range of support and services for which direct payments are made. Payments received under this Scheme are exempt income for DVA purposes. |
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14.014 |
28/05/2014 |
This change outlines the circumstances in which electronic lodg — e — ment of claims, applications, requests and other documents may be made. |
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14.013 |
17/05/2014 |
This change confirms that a payment summary may be provided to a pensioner, on request, before the end of the financial year. |
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14.012 |
07/05/2014 |
This addition provides advice that pension payments can be paid to an overseas bank account in certain currencies. |
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14.011 |
01/04/2014 |
This amendment clarifies that the right of the executor for a deceased pensioner, to seek a review of a pension decision, is limited to those cases where a pension claim or request for a pension review was not finalised at the time of the pensioner's death. |
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Updated information about what concessions PCC holders are entitled to. |
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14.010 |
25/03/2014 |
This addition is to provide an example illustrating that forfeiting a payment to qualify for a higher payment, does not result in a finding of deprivation. |
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14.009 |
15/03/2014 |
Class action payments approved by the Victorian Supreme Court on 7 February 2014 in respect of thalidomide-caused injuries have been approved as exempt lump sums. |
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14.008 |
08/03/2014 |
This change confirms that the rate of DFISA payment, while primarily determined by the amount of adjusted disability pension held in a social security payment, may also be affected by changes in the pension assessment rules, such as indexation of the income free area. |
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14.007 |
06/03/2014 |
This change reflects recent advice from the Department of Social Services that a refundable entry contribution upon leaving a retirement village, must be assessed for Aged Care purposes irrespective of the circumstances. |
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14.006 |
01/03/2014 |
Clarification of the allowances that are excluded from the calculation of a disability bereavement payment. |
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14.005 |
22/02/2014 |
Clarification of existing policy regarding Medicare levy exemption certificates. |
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14.004 |
10/02/2014 |
<a href="hw-5.6.2/Basic Eligibility Requirements for Pension Bonus Scheme">5.6.2/Basic Eligibility Requirements for Pension Bonus Scheme |
This change clarifies that a service pension claim which results in nil payment does not disqualify a person from continuing to participate in the PBS, as it is the receipt of pension, rather than making a claim, which disqualifies the person. |
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5.6.4/R — ecord Keeping Requirements for Pension Bonus Scheme Member — s |
This amendment clarifies the record keeping requirements for the PBS work test, including the signing of documents. |
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14.003 |
31/01/2014 |
This change clarifies the reasons for assessing purchased leave at the time that the leave is taken, compared with the Centrelink position to assess the purchased leave amounts at the time they are received (but deferred) by the employee. |
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14.002 |
16/01/2014 |
3.3.2 Payment of Service Pension and Income Support Supplement |
This change clarifies that the earlier ISS grant date (backdated to the date of grant of WWP) only requires that a social security pension or benefit was payable to the person, rather than being received. In some circumstances, for example debt recovery, a payable pension or benefit may not be being received by the person. |
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14.001 |
08/01/2014 |
Clarification of topic "Receiving more than one CES". |
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Clean energy supplement payment added to the listing of included payments to an income support bereavement payment. |
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New section. |
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