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A New Tax System (Family Assistance and Related Measures) Act 2000
14ARate of rent assistance payable to individual who is a relevant shared carer
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#### 14A Rate of rent assistance payable to individual who is a relevant shared carer
The rate of rent assistance payable to an individual who is a relevant shared carer is the higher of:
(a) the rate of rent assistance that would be payable to that individual if that individual were not a relevant shared carer; and
(b) the rate of rent assistance worked out using the following table.
In working out rent assistance, work out the individual’s family situation using column 1 and calculate Rate A for the individual using the corresponding formula in column 2. This will be the individual’s rate of rent assistance in accordance with the table but only up to Rate B specified in column 3.
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<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin-left:0.05pt; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="4" style="width:343.65pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Table" style="margin-bottom:3pt; page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-weight:bold">Rent assistance payable to individual who is a relevant shared carer</span></p><p class="Table" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-weight:bold">(Part A—Method 1)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:10.55pt; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Table" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-weight:bold"></span></p></td><td style="width:95.6pt; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Table" style="margin-bottom:3pt; page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-weight:bold">Column 1</span></p><p class="Table" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-weight:bold">Family situation</span></p></td><td style="width:138.15pt; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Table" style="margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center; page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-weight:bold">Column 2</span></p><p class="Table" style="text-align:center; page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-weight:bold">Rate A</span></p></td><td style="width:67.25pt; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Table" style="margin-bottom:3pt; text-align:center; page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-weight:bold">Column 3</span></p><p class="Table" style="text-align:center; page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-weight:bold">Rate B</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:10.55pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Table"><span>1</span></p></td><td style="width:95.6pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Table"><span>Not member of a couple</span></p></td><td style="width:138.15pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Formula" style="margin-left:0pt; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><img src="image.005.png" width="180" height="55" alt="" style="vertical-align:middle"></p></td><td style="width:67.25pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Table"><span>$1,981.95</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:10.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Table"><span>2</span></p></td><td style="width:95.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Table"><span>Member of a couple other than a person who is partnered (partner in gaol) or a member of an illness separated couple, a respite care couple or a temporarily separated couple</span></p></td><td style="width:138.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p><img src="image.006.png" width="182" height="55" alt="" style="vertical-align:middle"></p></td><td style="width:67.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Table"><span>$1,865.15</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:10.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Table"><span>3</span></p></td><td style="width:95.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Table"><span>Person who is partnered (partner in gaol) or a member of an illness separated couple or a respite care couple</span></p></td><td style="width:138.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p><img src="image.007.png" width="182" height="55" alt="" style="vertical-align:middle"></p></td><td style="width:67.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Table"><span>$1,981.95</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:10.55pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Table"><span>4</span></p></td><td style="width:95.6pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Table"><span>Member of a temporarily separated couple</span></p></td><td style="width:138.15pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p><img src="image.007.png" width="182" height="55" alt="" style="vertical-align:middle"></p></td><td style="width:67.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Table"><span>$1,865.15</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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31 After clause 16 of Schedule 1
Insert: