Family and Community Services Legislation Amendment (Australians Working Together and other 2001 Budget Measures) Act 2003 (Incorporating amendments up to Act No. 122 of 2003) (35 of 2003)

Schedule 2   Language, literacy and numeracy supplement

Part 1A   Amendment of the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

Social Security Act 1991

1   After Part 2.21

Insert:

Part 2.21A - Language, literacy and numeracy supplement

Division 1 Preliminary

1047 Definition

In this Part:

designated social security payment means:

(a) disability support pension; or

(b) mature age allowance payable under Part 2.12B; or

(c) newstart allowance; or

(d) parenting payment; or

(e) partner allowance; or

(f) widow allowance; or

(g) youth allowance.

Division 2 Qualification for language, literacy and numeracy supplement

1048 General statement of qualification

A person is qualified to receive a language, literacy and numeracy supplement in respect of a fortnight if:

(a) the person is receiving a designated social security payment in respect of that fortnight; and

(b) the Secretary is satisfied that, on a day during that fortnight, the person was attending a course included in the language, literacy and numeracy program administered by the Department of State responsible for education and training.

Division 3 Circumstances where language, literacy and numeracy supplement not payable

1049 Language, literacy and numeracy supplement not payable in certain circumstances

(1) Language, literacy and numeracy supplement is not payable to a person in respect of a fortnight if pensioner education supplement under Part 2.24A or under ABSTUDY is payable to the person in respect of a day in the fortnight.

(2) Language, literacy and numeracy supplement is not payable to a person in respect of a fortnight if an approved program of work supplement or a CDEP Scheme Participant Supplement is payable to the person in respect of that fortnight.

(3) Language, literacy and numeracy supplement is not payable to a person in respect of a fortnight in relation to attendance at a second or subsequent language, literacy or numeracy course in that fortnight.

(4) For the avoidance of doubt, language, literacy and numeracy supplement is payable in respect of a person's attendance at a language, literacy or numeracy course whether that attendance is voluntary or is required under the provisions of, or of an agreement made under, any other provision of this Act.

Division 4 Rate increase relating to language, literacy and numeracy supplement

1050 Rate increase attributable to language, literacy and numeracy supplement

If a person:

(a) is qualified to receive language, literacy and numeracy supplement in respect of a fortnight; and

(b) nothing in section 1049 precludes the payability of that supplement to that person in respect of that fortnight;

the rate of the person's designated social security payment in respect of that fortnight, worked out under Chapter 3 and taking account of any rate reduction provided for in this Act, is increased by $20.80, being the fortnightly rate of the supplement.