One‑off energy assistance payment—MRCA
67 One‑off energy assistance payment—MRCA
Compensation for permanent impairment
A person is eligible for a one‑off energy assistance payment if:
the condition in subsection (2) is met; and
the person is residing in Australia on 20 June 2017.
The condition is that either or both of the following apply:
weekly compensation under Part 2 of Chapter 4 of the MRCA:
is payable to the person for 20 June 2017; or
would be payable to the person for 20 June 2017 apart from paragraph 398(3)(b) of the MRCA and offsetting described in subsection 13(4) of the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2004;
before 20 June 2017 the person received lump sum compensation under Part 2 of Chapter 4 of the MRCA.
Special Rate Disability Pension
A person is eligible for a one‑off energy assistance payment if:
Special Rate Disability Pension under the MRCA:
is payable to the person for 20 June 2017; or
would be payable to the person for 20 June 2017 apart from section 204, and paragraph 398(3)(b), of the MRCA; and
the person is residing in Australia on 20 June 2017.
Compensation for wholly dependent partners
A person is eligible for a one‑off energy assistance payment if:
the condition in subsection (5) is met; and
the person is residing in Australia on 20 June 2017.
The condition is that either or both of the following apply:
weekly compensation under Division 2 of Part 2 of Chapter 5 of the MRCA either:
is payable to the person for 20 June 2017; or
would be payable to the person for 20 June 2017 apart from paragraph 398(3)(b) of the MRCA;
before 20 June 2017 the person received lump sum compensation under Division 2 of Part 2 of Chapter 5 of the MRCA and subsection 388(6) of the MRCA has not applied to the person before 20 June 2017.
Amount of one‑off energy assistance payment
The amount of a person’s one‑off energy assistance payment under this section is $75.
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