Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Seniors Supplement Cessation) Act 2015 (91 of 2015)

Schedule 1   Energy supplement replacing seniors supplement

Part 1   Main amendments

Social Security Act 1991

7   Part 2.25B

Repeal the Part, substitute:

Part 2.25B - Energy supplement

Division 1 - Qualification and payability

1061U Qualification for energy supplement

A person is qualified for energy supplement if the person is the holder of a seniors health card.

1061UA When energy supplement is payable

(1) Energy supplement is payable to a person in relation to each day on which the person is qualified for the supplement.

(2) However, energy supplement is not payable to the person in relation to a day if:

(a) before that day:

(i) the person had elected not to be covered by this Part; and

(ii) that election had not been withdrawn; or

(b) subsection 55(5) (failing to nominate a bank account) of the Administration Act applies to the person.

Division 2 - Rate of energy supplement

1061UB Rate of energy supplement

(1) If subsection (2) applies to the person on a day, the person's daily rate of energy supplement, for that day, is 1/364 of the amount worked out using the following table:

(2) This subsection applies to a person on a day if on that day the person is residing in Australia and either:

(a) is in Australia; or

(b) is temporarily absent from Australia and has been so for a continuous period not exceeding 6 weeks.