Social Security Act 1991

A person is qualified for an economic security strategy payment if subsection (2), (3) or (4) applies to the person.

This subsection applies to a person if:

the person was receiving one of the following payments in respect of 14 October 2008:

an age pension;

a disability support pension;

a wife pension;

a carer payment;

a bereavement allowance;

a widow B pension;

a widow allowance;

partner allowance;

carer allowance; and

except in the case of carer allowance, the person was receiving that payment because of a claim the person made on or before 14 October 2008.

For receive see subsections 23(2) and (4).

This subsection applies to a person if:

the person reached pension age on or before 14 October 2008; and

the person was receiving one of the following payments in respect of 14 October 2008:

a parenting payment;

austudy payment;

special benefit;

a payment under the ABSTUDY Scheme that includes an amount identified as living allowance; and

the person was receiving that payment because of a claim the person made on or before 14 October 2008.

For receive see subsections 23(2) and (4).

This subsection applies to a person if:

on or before 14 October 2008, the person made a claim for a seniors health card under Division 1 of Part 3 of the Administration Act and had not withdrawn that claim on or before 14 October 2008; and

on 14 October 2008, the person was qualified for the card.

A person cannot receive more than one payment under this section, regardless of how many times the person qualifies under this section.

Despite anything else in this section, a person who is eligible for a payment under section 118ZZQ of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act is not qualified for a payment under this section unless the person is so qualified because he or she was receiving carer allowance in respect of 14 October 2008.