Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Act 2018 (26 of 2018)

Schedule 3   Cessation of wife pension

Social Security Act 1991

21   After section 198AC

Insert:

198AD Qualification - wife pension and carer allowance recipient

A woman is qualified for a carer payment if:

(a) immediately before 20 March 2020, the woman was receiving a wife pension under Part 2.4; and

(b) immediately before 20 March 2020, the woman was receiving carer allowance under Part 2.19; and

(c) on and after 20 March 2020, the woman continuously receives carer allowance under Part 2.19; and

(d) the woman is not otherwise qualified for a carer payment.

Note: The effect of paragraph (c) is that once the woman stops receiving carer allowance, the woman will not be able to again qualify for a carer payment under this section.