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Social Security (Personal Care Support Scheme - NSW Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care (DADHC) Direct Payment Pilot Project) (DEWR) Determination 2006

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This determination approves a New South Wales disability support pilot program so that participants don't lose their Centrelink benefits.

What it does The Minister declared that the Direct Payment Pilot Project run by the NSW Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care (DADHC) is an "approved scheme" under the Social Security Act 1991.

Why this matters Normally, if you receive money for disability support, Centrelink might treat it as income and reduce your pension or allowance. Because this scheme is "approved," any payments received through this pilot are disregarded (don't count) when Centrelink calculates your benefits. This lets people participate in the self-managed care pilot without losing their social security payments.

Who it affects People with disabilities in NSW who are part of the DADHC Direct Payment Pilot Project—a program that gives participants direct control over their attendant care funding instead of having the government manage it for them.

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Social Security (Personal Care Support S Social Security (Personal Care Support Scheme — NSW Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care (DADHC) Direct Payment Pilot Project) (DEWR) Determination 2006

Social Security (Personal Care Support Scheme — NSW Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care (DADHC) Direct Payment Pilot Project) (DEWR) Determination 2006

Social Security Act 1991

I, KEVIN JAMES ANDREWS, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, acting under section 35A of the Social Security Act 1991, determine that the scheme for the provision of personal care support, administered by the NSW Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care (DADHC) under its Attendent Care Program, known as the Direct Payment Pilot Project, is an approved scheme for the purposes of that Act.

This determination takes effect on 24 March 2006.

Dated 14th March 2006.

Kevin Andrews