Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1991 - SECT 314

Qualification for payment

  (1)   A person is qualified for a 2022 cost of living payment if:

  (a)   subsection   316(2), (3) or (4) applies to the person on 29   March 2022; and

  (b)   the person is residing in Australia on 29   March 2022.

More than one entitlement

  (2)   A person may receive one payment only under this Division, regardless of how many times the person qualifies under this section.

  (3)   If:

  (a)   a 2022 cost of living payment under the ABSTUDY Scheme; or

  (b)   a 2022 cost of living payment under Division   1 of Part   IIIK of the Veterans' Entitlements Act;

is paid to a person, no payment under this section can be paid to the person.