VEA ? [2]
Membership of the pension bonus scheme [3] is cancelled when:
The pension bonus scheme closed to new entrants on 20 September 2009. Existing members can continue in the scheme under the rules that existed prior to 20 September 2009. The pension bonus scheme provided an incentive for older Australians to remain in the workforce and defer receipt of income support pension [9]. The incentive was a bonus, payable if all eligibility criteria and rules were satisfied.
The pension bonus was a once-only, tax-free lump sum payable to a person who, on reaching their special date of eligibility [10], voluntarily deferred retirement for at least one year and registered as a member of the scheme. The pension bonus was claimed at the same time as claiming pension and is calculated using the annual rate of basic pension payable at grant, multiplied by the bonus periods accrued.
Designated pension is defined in section 45TA VEA and relates to the pension bonus scheme. Designated pension means:
Designated pension under the Social Security Act 1991 means age pension
Special date of eligibility is defined in section 45TB VEA [11] and relates to the pension bonus scheme. A person's special date of eligibility for:
If a person is registered under DVA [3] and Centrelink [3] schemes and therefore has 2 or more special dates of eligibility, only the first date is to be counted.
According to Section 179 [11]of the VEA [11], the Commission is a body corporate under the name of Repatriation Commission.
Links
[1] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/16163%23comment-form
[2] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16163#tgt-cspol_part5_ftn232
[3] https://clik.dva.gov.au/%23
[4] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16163#tgt-cspol_part5_ftn233
[5] https://clik.dva.gov.au/service-eligibility-assistant-updates/all-determinations-order-date-signed-oldest-most-recent/determinations-under-vea
[6] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16163#ref-cspol_part5_ftn232
[7] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-5-income-support-allowances-and-benefits/56-pension-bonus-scheme/566-claiming-bonus
[8] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16163#ref-cspol_part5_ftn233
[9] clikpopup://DEF/Income%20support%20pension
[10] clikpopup://DEF/Special%20date%20of%20eligibility
[11] http://clik.dva.gov.au/legislation-library