Although a person may be eligible for income support supplement [2] or service pension [2], that pension may not be payable to them because:
In the case of service pension, the pension is not payable if the rate of pension would be nil.
Although a war widow/widower may be eligible for a partner service pension, that pension is not payable. Income support supplement may, however, be payable.
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Although a person may be eligible for a compensation affected pension [2], that pension may not be payable to them because:
ISS is an income support payment that may be paid to eligible war widows and widowers under the VEA and persons receiving wholly dependent partners' compensation under the MRCA, and who satisfy the means tests. It is an indexed rate, increased twice-yearly in March and September in line with changes to the cost of living and/or average wages. Income Support Supplement (ISS) legislation commenced on 20 March 1995. It is a payment created to replace the ceiling rate income support age, carer, wife and disability support pensions, paid to war widows/widowers by Centrelink.
A service pension is an income support payment broadly equivalent to the social security age and disability support pensions. It may be paid once a veteran or partner has reached the nominated age or is incapacitated for work.
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:
Note 1: For pension age see sections 5QA and 5QB.
Note 2: For qualifying age see section 5Q.
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[1] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/16876%23comment-form
[2] https://clik.dva.gov.au/%23
[3] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16876#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn117
[4] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16876#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn118
[5] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-3-income-support-eligibility/33-service-pension-and-income-support-supplement-payability/332-payment-service-pension-and-income-support-supplement
[6] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16876#ref-cspol_part3_ftn117
[7] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-3-income-support-eligibility/33-service-pension-and-income-support-supplement-payability/333-compensation-affected-pension-payability
[8] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16876#ref-cspol_part3_ftn118