Explanatory Memorandum
(Circulated by authority of the Minister for Social Security the Hon B Howe, MP)BOTH THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1947 AND VETERANS' ENTITLEMENTS ACT 1986
Marriage-like Relationships
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- Where a person claiming or receiving sole parent's pension has shared the same residence with a person of the opposite sex for a period of at least 8 weeks and the two persons have a child living in the same residence, own the home together, have joint assets or liabilities, have been married or have lived together at a previous address, he or she would be required to provide additional information with a view to ascertaining that they are not living in a marriage-like relationship.
- This measure would impact only on the Social Security Act 1947.
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- Factors for determining whether a marriage-like relationship exists would be set out in the Act. These factors would include financial, household, social, sexual and personal arrangements.
- These measures would come into effect on 1 January 1990.
- Estimated program savings from these measures are $8.00m in 1989-90 and $29.00m in 1990-91.