Part 5Income support bonus

Part 5—Income support bonus

5.1 Eligibility for income support bonus

5.1.1 A person is eligible for an income support bonus on an income support bonus test day if: (a) the person has attained the age of 16 years and is receiving, in respect of that day, an education allowance under section 3.3, 3.4, 3.5 or 3.6 of the Scheme; or (b) the person has not attained the age of 16 years but is receiving, in respect of that day, an education allowance under section 3.4, 3.5 or 3.6 of the Scheme; or (c) the person has attained the age of 16 years and the person's eligibility for an education allowance under section 3.3, 3.4, 3.5 or 3.6 of the Scheme takes effect before the income support bonus test day and the person would have received the education allowance on the income support bonus test day if the person had been eligible for the allowance at that time; or (d) the person has not attained the age of 16 years and the person's eligibility for an education allowance under section 3.4, 3.5 or 3.6 of the Scheme takes effect before the income support bonus test day and the person would have received the education allowance on the income support bonus test day if the person had been eligible for the allowance at that time.

Note: Paragraphs (c) and (d) cover the situation where an education allowance is backdated.

5.2 One income support bonus only in respect of an income support bonus test day

5.2.1 A person cannot receive more than one payment of an income support bonus in respect of an income support bonus test day regardless of how many times the person is eligible for the bonus on that day.

5.3 Amount of income support bonus

5.3.1 The amount of a person’s income support bonus is the amount of $105 on an income support bonus test day.

Note: The amount specified is indexed twice a year in line with CPI increases (see sections 5.4 and 5.5).

5.4 Income support bonus to be indexed or adjusted

5.4.1 The income support bonus is to be indexed or adjusted as if it were the payment described as an “income support bonus” in item 71 of the table in section 1190 of the SSA, as in force immediately before 31 December 2016.

5.5 CPI indexation of income support bonus

5.5.1 The income support bonus is indexed in accordance with sections 1192, 1193 and 1194 of the SSA as if it were the payment described as an “income support bonus” in item 43 of the table in subsection 1191(1) of the SSA. 5.5.2 The dollar amount mentioned in section 5.3.1 is replaced by the amount indexed in accordance with section 5.5.1 on 20 March and 20 September in every calendar year.

5.5.3 In section 5.5, a reference to the SSA is taken to be a reference to the SSA as in force immediately before 31 December 2016.