MRCA permanent impairment payment recipients may be entitled to energy payments.
Energy payments are automated for most clients. Entitlement to energy payments must be manually determined for a small group of clients with between 5 and 10 impairment points who don't receive ongoing permanent impairment payments. Follow the steps in this table to determine entitlement to energy payments.
Step | Question | If Yes | If No |
1 | Does the client have 5 or more impairment points | Go to 2 | Client is not eligible for energy payments |
2 | Does the client have 10 or more impairment points | System will automatically assess entitlement to energy payments | Go to 3 |
3 | Does the client have an accepted disability associated with loss of a finger or toe, loss of hearing or loss of sense of smell or taste? | Go to 4 | Client is not eligible for energy payments |
4 | Does one alone of the accepted disabilities in Step 3 contribute at least 5 impairment points? | Go to 5 | Client is not eligible for energy payments |
5 | Does the client receive weekly PI payments or have they received a PI lump sum? | System will automatically assess entitlement to energy payments | Go to 6 |
6 | Does the client receive an above general rate Disability Compensation Payment, including where the pension rate is nil due to compensation offsetting? | System will automatically assess entitlement to energy payments | Go to 7 |
7 | Is the rate of PI nil solely due to paragraph 398(3)(b) of the MRCA or subsection 13(4) of the MRCA (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2004? | Energy payments may be payable subject to portability rules. Refer the case to Business Systems Administration section for manual commencement of clean energy payments. | Client is not eligible for energy payments |