Social Security Act 1991
316Eligibility
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316 Eligibility
(1) This section applies for the purposes of subsection 314(1). Receipt of certain benefits (2) This subsection applies to a person on a day if the person receives one of the following benefits in respect of that day: (a) age pension; (b) disability support pension; (c) carer payment; (d) parenting payment; (e) youth allowance; (f) austudy payment; (g) jobseeker payment; (h) special benefit; (i) carer allowance; (j) double orphan pension.
Note: References to youth allowance and jobseeker payment include references to farm household allowance: see section 93 of the Farm Household Support Act 2014.
Qualified for seniors health card (3) This subsection applies to a person on a day if: (a) the person makes a claim for a seniors health card under Division 1 of Part 3 of the Administration Act on or before that day; and (b) the person does not withdraw that claim on or before that day; and (c) the person is qualified for the card on that day. Qualified for pensioner concession card (4) This subsection applies to a person on a day if the person is qualified for a pensioner concession card on that day.