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Centrelink income unit—Commonwealth Rent Assistance amount, Total Australian currency N[NNNNN].NN

Definition

The weekly amount of Commonwealth Rent Assistance (CRA) the income unit is entitled to receive in the fortnight prior to data extraction.

Components

Data Element (this item)
Centrelink income unit—Commonwealth Rent Assistance amount, Total Australian currency N[NNNNN].NN

Representation

This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Total Australian currency N[NNNNN].NN ".
Data Type Currency
Format N[NNNNN].NN
Maximum character length 8

Comments

Guide for use:
If a customer and partner are illness separated and they are entitled to CRA, they may each be paid the single rate of CRA. Therefore, some couples could be receiving up to double the single maximum rate of CRA.

Origin:
FaCS 2003. Unpublished. Draft performance indicators for Commonwealth Rent Assistance. Housing Assistance Act 1996 annual report 1999-2000

Comments:
The rate payable varies with the type of income unit (defined by conjugal status, sharing arrangements and number of dependent children) and amount of rent paid.

References


This content Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Attribution provided as required under the AIHW CC-BY licence.

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