Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1991 - SECT 1061PZG

             (1)  If a person:

                     (a)  is a sub-50% concessional study-load student in respect of a course; and

                     (b)  is not receiving any of the following:

                              (i)  a disability support pension under this Act;

                            (ia)  a youth allowance, newstart allowance or benefit PP (partnered) under this Act, in a case where the person has a partial capacity to work;

                             (ii)  an invalidity service pension under the Veterans' Entitlements Act;

                            (iii)  an income support supplement under the Veterans' Entitlements Act on the grounds of permanent incapacity;

the pensioner education supplement fortnightly rate for the person is $31.20.

Note 1:       Recipients of youth allowance, newstart allowance or benefit PP (partnered) only qualify for pensioner education supplement in the limited circumstances set out in subsection 1061PJ(2A), (2B) or (2D).

Note 2:       For partial capacity to work see section 16B.

             (2)  The pensioner education supplement fortnightly rate for a person to whom subsection (1) does not apply is $62.40.

             (3)  The rate of pensioner education supplement for a person is a daily rate worked out by dividing the person's fortnightly rate by 14.

             (4)  For the purposes of this section, a person is a sub-50% concessional study-load student in respect of a course if the person is a 25% concessional study-load student in respect of the course for the purposes of Subdivision B of Division 1 of this Part who is undertaking, or who intends to undertake, less than one half of the normal amount of full-time study, determined in accordance with section 1061PF, in respect of that course.