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In forceClaim made soon after partner’s claim
Volume 2s 124-257, sch 1-Endnotes
Schedule 2Rules for working out start day
Part 3Backdated start day
Division 2Rules applying to all or most social security payments
8 Claim made soon after partner’s claim
If:
(a)
a person makes a claim for a social security benefit or pension within 14 days after the person’s partner makes a claim for a social security benefit or pension; and
(b)
the person’s claim and the partner’s claim are both granted;
the person’s start day in relation to the benefit or pension is the first day on which the person is qualified for the pension or benefit in the period starting on the partner’s start day in relation to the pension or benefit granted to the partner and ending on the day on which the person made the claim for the pension or benefit.
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