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SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1991 - SECT 1206A

Adjustment of certain pharmaceutical allowance rates

  (1)   This Act has effect as if, on 1   January each year, there were substituted for:

  (a)   the Pension PA "partnered" (item   2) rate; and

  (b)   the Pension PA "partnered" (item   5) rate;

the amount worked out by using the formula:

Start formula Benefit PA "partnered" (item 2) rate times 26 end formula

where:

"Benefit PA "partnered" (item 2) rate" is the current figure, as at that 1   January, for the Benefit PA "partnered" (item   2) rate.

Note 1:   For current figure see subsection   20(1).

Note 2:   The Benefit PA "partnered" (item   2) rate is indexed on each 1   January (see the CPI Indexation Table in section   1191--item   31).

  (2)   This Act has effect as if, on 1   January each year, there were substituted for:

  (a)   the Pension PA "single" rate; and

  (b)   the Pension PA "illness separated or respite care" rate; and

  (c)   the Pension PA "partnered" (item   6) rate;

the amount worked out by using the formula:

Start formula Benefit PA "partnered" (item 2) rate times 52 end formula

where:

"Benefit PA "partnered" (item 2) rate" is the current figure, as at that 1   January, for the Benefit PA "partnered" (item   2) rate.

Note 1:   The formula reflects the Benefit PA "partnered" (item   2) rate being multiplied by 26 to convert to a yearly amount and then being multiplied by 2 to convert from "partnered" to "single rate".

Note 2:   For current figure see subsection   20(1).

Note 3:   The Benefit PA "partnered" (item   2) rate is indexed on each 1   January (see the CPI Indexation Table in section   1191--item   31).

  (3)   This Act has effect as if, on 1   January each year, there were substituted for:

  (a)   the Benefit PA "single" rate; and

  (b)   the Benefit PA "partnered" (item   7) rate; and

  (c)   the Benefit PA "illness separated or respite care" rate;

the amount worked out by using the formula:

Start formula Benefit PA "partnered" (item 2) rate times 2 end formula

where:

"Benefit PA "partnered" (item 2) rate" is the current figure, as at that 1   January, for the Benefit PA "partnered" (item   2) rate.

Note 1:   For current figure see subsection   20(1).

Note 2:   The Benefit PA "partnered" (item   2) rate is indexed on each 1   January (see the CPI Indexation Table in section   1191--item   31).

  (4)   This Act has effect as if, on 1   January each year, there were substituted for:

  (a)   the PA (YA/AP) single rate; and

  (b)   the PA (YA/AP) (item   49G) rate; and

  (c)   the PA (YA/AP) (item   49J) rate;

the amount worked out by using the formula:

Start formula PA (YA/AP) partnered (item 49F) rate times 2 end formula

where:

"PA (YA/AP) partnered (item 49F) rate" means the current figure, as at that 1   January, for the PA (YA/AP) partnered (item   49F) rate.

Note 1:   For current figure see subsection   20(1).

Note 2:   The PA (YA/AP) partnered (item   49F) rate is indexed on each 1   January (see the CPI Indexation Table in section   1191--item   33A).



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