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TAX ALERT: PACMATE Annex 3.A, item 130. |
7.6.17 Contribution
for rented home
7.6.18 When
rent contribution ceases for a member without dependants
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Subject to this Division, a member who gets rent allowance must pay a contribution toward the cost of the rent. Exception 1: A member with dependants (unaccompanied) only has to pay a rent contribution if their dependants live in a home for which rent allowance is payable. The member does not have to pay a rent contribution for a home the member lives in at the gaining location. Exception 2: A member without dependants does not have to pay a rent contribution in the situations specified in clause 7.6.18. Note: The member is responsible for paying the full rent direct to the landlord or agent. The Commonwealth pays the member their fortnightly rent allowance, which is the difference between the member's rent contribution and their rent ceiling. The contribution is the part of the rent (within the rent ceiling) that the member pays without Commonwealth assistance. See: Annex 7.D, Example of how rent allowance works. |
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The weekly rate the member must pay is worked out using this table. |
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Exception: The member must make the amount of contribution for the rank group that applied to them on 30 June 2007 if they meet both of the following conditions. |
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The member holds the rank of Lieutenant or Second Lieutenant. |
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The member is in receipt of rent allowance for a home they have rented since 30 June 2007 or earlier. |
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If the member is a... |
and they are... |
then their rent contribution is the... |
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member with dependants |
using a 2-bedroom rent ceiling |
amount set out for their rank group (if it applies) in Annex 7.A3 Part 1 column 3. |
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using a 3-bedroom rent ceiling |
amount set out for their rank group (if it applies) in Annex 7.A3 Part 1 column 4. |
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member without dependants
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not sharing |
amount set out for their rank group (if it applies) in Annex 7.A3 Part 3 column 2. |
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sharing with one other person |
amount set out for their rank group (if it applies) in Annex 7.A3 Part 3 column 3. |
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sharing with two or more people |
amount set out for their rank group (if it applies) in Annex 7.A3 Part 3 column 4. |
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member without dependants getting partial rent allowance (see clause 7.6.5, table item 7) |
a. not sharing, or b. sharing with one person |
amount set out for their rank group (if it applies) in Annex 7.A3 Part 3 column 2. |
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sharing with two other people |
amount set out for their rank group (if it applies) in Annex 7.A3 Part 3 column 3. |
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boarder |
boarding in a commercial establishment |
rate for a member sharing with two or more people. |
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boarding in a private home |
applicable rate for the number of people who are sharing the home. Example: If two other people are sharing the home, then rate for sharing with two other people applies. |
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A member who meets both of the following conditions pays the contribution rate for a member without dependants not sharing under table item 2. of subclause 2. |
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The member has a live-in carer who has been recognised as a dependant under subclause 1.3.79.2B. |
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The member would be classified as a member without dependants if they did not have a dependant recognised under subclause 1.3.79.2B. |
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See: Chapter 1 Part 3 Division 2 clause 1.3.79, CDF-recognised dependants |
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The rent contribution for a member without dependants ceases in the following circumstances. |
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The member has been living under field conditions or on a seagoing ship. In these cases, the rent contribution is nil from the 22nd day of a continuous period in which the member was living under those conditions. This subclause applies even if the period after that day is broken by a return of up to seven days to their accommodation. |
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b. |
The member is posted to a seagoing submarine. |
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c. |
The member is absent from Australia on a deployment. |
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ca. |
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