Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The amount of a crisis payment payable to a person is half the fortnightly amount at the maximum basic rate of the social security pension or social security benefit that is payable to the person.
(4) In this section:
"maximum basic rate" , in relation to each of the following social security payments, means (unless otherwise stated below) the rate worked out at Module B of the relevant Rate Calculator:
(a) for the following pensions if the recipient is not blind:
(i) age pension;
(ii) disability support pension (recipient has turned 21, or is under 21 and has one or more dependent children);
(iii) carer pension;
the Rate Calculator at the end of section 1064; or
(b) for age pension and disability support pension (recipient has turned 21, or is under 21 and has one or more dependent children) if the recipient is blind--the Rate Calculator at the end of section 1065; or
(d) for disability support pension if the recipient is under 21, is not blind and does not have any dependent children--the Rate Calculator at the end of section 1066A; or
(e) for disability support pension if the recipient is under 21, is blind and does not have any dependent children--the Rate Calculator at the end of section 1066B; or
(f) for jobseeker payment--the Rate Calculator at the end of section 1068; or
(h) for a pension PP (single)--the Rate Calculator at the end of section 1068A; or
(i) for benefit PP (partnered)--Module C of the Rate Calculator at the end of section 1068B; or
(k) for special benefit--section 746; or
(l) for youth allowance--the Rate Calculator at the end of section 1067G; or
(m) for austudy payment--Step 3 of the Method statement in Module A of the Rate Calculator at the end of section 1067L.
Note: For dependent child see section 5.