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Farm Household Support Act 2014
1 Section 4
Omit:
(c) funding (called the farm financial assessment supplement) to pay for an assessment of the financial position of a person and a relevant farm enterprise.
The rules dealing with how to make claims, how payments are made and review of decisions relating to payments under this Act are found in the Social Security Act and the Social Security Administration Act.
substitute:
(c) funding (called the farm financial assessment supplement) to pay for an assessment of the financial position of a person and a relevant farm enterprise; and
(d) additional funding (called the FHA supplement) for persons to whom farm household allowance is payable at any time between 1 September 2018 and 1 June 2019.
The rules dealing with claims, how payments are made and review of decisions relating to payments under this Act are found in the Social Security Act and the Social Security Administration Act.
2 Subsection 5(1)
Insert:
"FHA supplement " means a supplement payable under Part 4A.
"qualifying period " has the meaning given by subsection 89B(2).
3 After Part 4
Insert:
89A Simplified outline of this Part
This Part is about the FHA supplement. There are 2 payments of FHA supplement. A person qualifies for the first payment if farm household allowance is payable to the person at any time between 1 September 2018 and 1 December 2018. A person qualifies for the second payment if farm household allowance is payable to the person at any time between 2 December 2018 and 1 June 2019.
A claim is not required for FHA supplement. The rules dealing with how payments are made and review of decisions relating to the supplement are found in the Social Security Act and the Social Security Administration Act. (This is because Part 5 of this Act applies the Social Security Act and the Social Security Administration Act in relation to the supplement.)
89B Qualification for FHA supplement
(1) A person is qualified for FHA supplement for a qualifying period if farm household allowance is payable to the person for at least one day in the qualifying period.
(2) Each of the following periods is a qualifying period for the purposes of subsection (1):
(a) the period starting on 1 September 2018 and ending on 1 December 2018;
(b) the period starting on 2 December 2018 and ending on 1 June 2019.
(1) The amount of FHA supplement for a person for a qualifying period is:
(a) if the person's rate of farm household allowance at any time in the qualifying period is calculated by reference to the person being a member of a couple--$3,000; or
(b) otherwise--$3,600.
(2) If:
(a) an amount of FHA supplement is paid to a person; and
(b) the amount should not have been paid to the person;
the amount is not a debt due to the Commonwealth.
(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to an amount of FHA supplement obtained by fraud.
4 Section 90
Omit:
The farm household allowance, the activity supplement and the farm financial assessment supplement are all treated as if they were social security payments. As a result, the general rules in the Social Security Act and Social Security Administration Act relating to how to make claims, how payments are made and review of decisions apply in relation payments under this Act.
substitute:
The farm household allowance, the activity supplement, the farm financial assessment supplement and the FHA supplement are all treated as if they were social security payments. As a result, the general rules in the Social Security Act and Social Security Administration Act relating to claims, how payments are made and review of decisions apply in relation to payments under this Act.
5 Section 91 (example)
Omit "activity supplement and farm financial assessment supplement", substitute "activity supplement, farm financial assessment supplement and FHA supplement".
6 Subsection 93(1) (table item 6)
Omit "activity supplement and farm financial assessment supplement", substitute "activity supplement, farm financial assessment supplement and FHA supplement".
7 Section 95 (at the end of the table)
Add:
| 14 | paragraphs 1231(1)(e), (f) and (g) | each reference in those paragraphs to social security payments did not include a reference to FHA supplement. |
8 Subsection 105(3)
Omit "Part 3 (activity supplement) or Division 3 of Part 4 (farm financial assessment supplement)", substitute "Part 3 (activity supplement), Division 3 of Part 4 (farm financial assessment supplement) or Part 4A (FHA supplement)".
Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
9 After section 12K
Insert:
A claim is not required for FHA supplement.
10 Subsection 47(1) (after paragraph (hw) of the definition of lump sum benefit )
Insert:
(hx) FHA supplement; or
11 After section 47CA
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47CB Payment of FHA supplement
If a person is qualified for FHA supplement for a qualifying period (within the meaning of the Farm Household Support Act 2014 ), the Secretary must pay the supplement to the person:
(a) on the day the Secretary determines; and
(b) in such manner as the Secretary considers appropriate.
12 Subclause 1(1) of Schedule 1
Insert:
"FHA supplement " has the meaning given by the Farm Household Support Act 2014 .