3.7.1.90 Supplementary Benefits & Assistance for SpB Recipients

Other departmental benefits

SpB recipients MAY also qualify for the following benefits, if they meet the relevant qualification criteria:

• family tax benefit,
• rent assistance,
• pharmaceutical allowance,
• telephone allowance,
• remote area allowance,
• HCC or PCC,
• crisis payment,
• clean energy advance,
• EdEP (if a non-residentially qualified sole parent), and
• pension supplement if over age pension age.

Act reference: SSAct section 7(2) Australian residence definitions

SS(Admin)Act section 29 General rule

Policy reference: SS Guide 3.8.1 RA - Qualification & Payability, 3.8.2 PhA - Qualification & Payability, 3.8.7 TAL - Qualification & Payability, 3.8.8 RAA - Qualification & Payability, 3.9.1 HCC - Qualification Provisions, 3.9.2 PCC - Qualification Provisions, 3.7.4 CrP - Qualification & Payability, 3.8.6 EdEP - Qualification & Payability, 3.12.1 Pension Supplement - Qualification & Payability, 3.15.1 CEA - Qualification & Payability

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Last reviewed: 30 April 2012