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Recipients are required to report income on a monthly basis, including any changes in income, in order to determine ongoing eligibility for assistance.
At the discretion of the Administrator, the monthly reporting requirement may be overridden for applicants or recipients who have no income to report or have a static or fixed income. To ensure calculation of correct entitlement and reduce overpayments, this should only be done in cases where it is clearly demonstrated that a recipient has nil or fixed income. For example, where a recipient is enrolled in a specific training program with a fixed payment, or in situations where participation requirements are waived for a set period. An override of monthly reporting requirements should not be applied to recipients who have or are expected to have income that may fluctuate.
All decisions to override monthly reporting requirements must be clearly documented in the recipient's file, along with the current income at the time of the waiver, how long the override is to be in place, and any supporting documentation.
The override should be reviewed on a regular basis and recipients should be reminded of their responsibility to report any changes in income.
Treatment of Income
Generally, income is considered income in the month received, and actual monthly amounts should be used rather than estimates or averages wherever possible. g., pensions from other countries that are paid quarterly) is averaged over the months for which it was intended and charged as income for those months.
Automobile Insurance Rate Stability Act, 1996 (AIRSA)
Benefits under the Statutory Accidents Benefits Schedule under the Automobile Insurance Rate Stability Act, 1996 (AIRSA) are payments made to any person who sustains a mental or physical impairment as a result of a motor vehicle accident.