Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1991 - SECT 1061JU

  (1)   The amount of a crisis payment payable to a person is half the fortnightly amount at the maximum basic rate of the social security pension or social security benefit that is payable to the person.

  (4)   In this section:

"maximum basic rate" , in relation to each of the following social security payments, means (unless otherwise stated below) the rate worked out at Module B of the relevant Rate Calculator:

  (a)   for the following pensions if the recipient is not blind:

  (i)   age pension;

  (ii)   disability support pension (recipient has turned 21, or is under 21 and has one or more dependent children);

  (iii)   carer pension;

    the Rate Calculator at the end of section   1064; or

  (b)   for age pension and disability support pension (recipient has turned 21, or is under 21 and has one or more dependent children) if the recipient is blind--the Rate Calculator at the end of section   1065; or

  (d)   for disability support pension if the recipient is under 21, is not blind and does not have any dependent children--the Rate Calculator at the end of section   1066A; or

  (e)   for disability support pension if the recipient is under 21, is blind and does not have any dependent children--the Rate Calculator at the end of section   1066B; or

  (f)   for jobseeker payment--the Rate Calculator at the end of section   1068; or

  (h)   for a pension PP (single)--the Rate Calculator at the end of section   1068A; or

  (i)   for benefit PP (partnered)--Module C of the Rate Calculator at the end of section   1068B; or

  (k)   for special benefit--section   746; or

  (l)   for youth allowance--the Rate Calculator at the end of section   1067G; or

  (m)   for austudy payment--Step 3 of the Method statement in Module A of the Rate Calculator at the end of section   1067L.

Note:   For dependent child see section   5.