92CQualification for pension bonus

92C Qualification for pension bonus

A person is qualified for a pension bonus if: (a) both: (i) the person starts to receive an age pension at or after the time when the person makes a claim for the pension bonus; and (ii) that age pension is received otherwise than because of a scheduled international social security agreement (see section 5 of the Social Security (International Agreements) Act 1999); and (b) the person has not received an age pension at any time before making a claim for the pension bonus; and (c) the person is registered as a member of the pension bonus scheme; and (d) the person has accrued at least one full‑year bonus period while registered as a member of the pension bonus scheme; and (e) the person has not received: (i) a social security pension (other than an age pension or a carer payment); or (ii) a social security benefit; or (iii) a service pension (other than a carer service pension); or (iv) an income support supplement (other than an income support supplement that is payable as a result of the operation of subclause 8(3) of Schedule 5 to the Veterans’ Entitlements Act); or (v) a veteran payment; at any time after the person qualified for an age pension; and (f) the person has not already received: (i) another pension bonus; or (ii) a bonus under Part IIIAB of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act.

Note: Subclause 8(3) of Schedule 5 to the Veterans’ Entitlements Act deals with income support supplement for carers.