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Social Security (Personal Care Support – ACT Government Enhanced Service Offer) (FaHCSIA) Determination 2013

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This determination approves an ACT Government disability support program called the Enhanced Service Offer.

What it does Under the Social Security Act 1991, the Commonwealth Minister can "approve" certain state and territory personal care schemes. When a scheme is approved, support payments people receive under that scheme are typically ignored when Centrelink calculates their Commonwealth benefits (like the Disability Support Pension or Age Pension).

Who it affects ACT residents who receive both:

Commonwealth social security payments, and
Personal care support from the ACT Government's Enhanced Service Offer

Why it matters Without this approval, the value of the ACT support could be counted as income or assets, potentially reducing the person's federal pension. This determination ensures people can access both the ACT support and their Commonwealth benefits without financial penalty.

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Social Security (Personal Care Support – ACT Government Enhanced Service Offer) (FaHCSIA) Determination 2013

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Social Security (Personal Care Support - ACT Government Enhanced Service Offer) (FaHCSIA) Determination 2013

Social Security Act 1991

I, JENNY MACKLIN, Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Minister for Disability Reform, make this determination under section 35A of the Social Security Act 1991.[1]

Dated 22nd August 2013

J. Macklin

Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and
Minister for Disability Reform

1 Name of determination

This determination is the Social Security (Personal Care Support – ACT Government Enhanced Service Offer) (FaHCSIA) Determination 2013.

2 Commencement

This determination commences on the day after it is registered.

3 Personal care support scheme

The scheme for the provision of personal care support known as Enhanced Service Offer (being a scheme established by the Australian Capital Territory Government Community Services Directorate) is an approved scheme for the purposes of the Social Security Act 1991.

[1] This Determination has effect in relation to provisions of the Social Security Act 1991 in so far as they relate to matters for which I have responsibility under the Administrative Arrangements Order.

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1 Social Security (Personal Care Support – ACT Government Enhanced Service Offer) (FaHCSIA) Determination 2013