Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) Special benefit is not payable to a person if the person is already receiving a service pension, income support supplement or a veteran payment.
(2) If:
(a) a person is receiving special benefit; and
(b) a social security pension, another social security benefit, a service pension, income support supplement or a veteran payment becomes payable to the person;
the special benefit is not payable to the person.
Note 1: Another payment type will generally not become payable to the person until the person claims it.
Note 2: For social security pension and social security benefit see subsection 23(1).
(3) Special benefit is not payable to a woman if:
(a) the woman is an armed services widow; and
(b) the woman is receiving a pension under Part II or IV of the Veterans' Entitlements Act at a rate determined under or by reference to subsection 30(1) of that Act;
unless:
(c) the woman has been receiving a payment referred to in paragraph (b) continuously since before 1 November 1986; and
(d) before 1 November 1986 the woman was also receiving a social security benefit.
Note: For armed services widow see subsection 4(1).
(4) Special benefit is not payable to a man if:
(a) the man is an armed services widower; and
(b) the man is receiving a pension under Part II or IV of the Veterans' Entitlements Act at a rate determined under or by reference to subsection 30(1) of that Act.
Note: For armed services widower see subsection 4(1).
(5) Special benefit is not payable to a person if:
(a) the person is an armed services widow or an armed services widower; and
(b) the person is receiving the weekly amount mentioned in paragraph 234(1)(b) of the MRCA (including a reduced weekly amount because of a choice under section 236 of the MRCA) or has received a lump sum mentioned in subsection 236(5) of the MRCA.
Note 1: For armed services widow and armed services widower see subsection 4(1).
Note 2: For MRCA see subsection 23(1).