24ASocial housing providers may offer Rent Deduction Scheme payment method instead of Centrepay—the Act, s 12

24A Social housing providers may offer Rent Deduction Scheme payment method instead of Centrepay—the Act, s 12

24A Social housing providers may offer Rent Deduction Scheme payment method instead of Centrepay—the Act, s 12

(1) This clause applies to a landlord who—

(a) is a social housing provider, and

(b) offers a tenant, as a way to pay rent, payment by the Rent Reduction Scheme instead of payment by Centrepay as a prescribed way.

(2) The landlord is exempt from the Act, section 35(2), (3), and (7) to the extent the provisions relate to the prescribed way by Centrepay if—

(a) the landlord does not charge a fee, or pass on any cost incurred by the landlord, for the payment of rent by the Rent Deduction Scheme, and

(b) the landlord does not refuse to agree to the tenant changing the payment method for rent to the Rent Deduction Scheme.

(3) In this clause—

Centrepay means Centrepay operated by the Commonwealth.

prescribed way has the same meaning as in the Act, section 35.

Rent Deduction Scheme means the Rent Deduction Scheme operated by the Commonwealth.

social housing provider has the same meaning as in the Act, section 136.

cl 24A: Ins 2026 (38), Sch 1[2].