Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Seniors Supplement Cessation) Act 2015 (91 of 2015)
Schedule 1 Energy supplement replacing seniors supplement
Part 1 Main amendments
Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986
44 Subsections 118PB(1) and (1A)
Repeal the subsections, substitute:
(1) If subsection (2) applies to the person on a day, the person's daily rate of energy supplement, for that day, is 1/364 of the amount worked out using the following table:
|
Energy supplement |
||
|---|---|---|
|
Item |
Person's family situation |
Amount of energy supplement |
|
1 |
Not a member of a couple |
$366.60 |
|
2 |
Partnered |
$275.60 |
|
3 |
Member of an illness separated couple |
$366.60 |
|
4 |
Member of a respite care couple |
$366.60 |
Note: For member of a couple , partnered , illness separated couple and respite care couple see subsections 5E(1) and (5) and 5R(5) and (6) respectively.