Newstart allowance
newstart_allowance(fortnightly_income = 0, annual_income = 0, has_partner = FALSE, partner_pensioner = FALSE, n_dependants = 0, nine_months = FALSE, isjspceoalfofcoahodeoc = FALSE, principal_carer = FALSE, fortnightly_partner_income = 0, annual_partner_income = 0, age = 22, fy.year = "2015-16", assets_value = 0, homeowner = FALSE, lower = 102, upper = 252, taper_lower = 0.5, taper_upper = 0.6, taper_principal_carer = 0.4, per = c("year", "fortnight"))
| fortnightly_income | 'Ordinary income' received fortnightly within the meaning of s. 1068-G1 of the Social Security Act 1991. |
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| annual_income | 'Ordinary income' received annually. |
| has_partner | Does the individual have a partner? |
| partner_pensioner | Does the partner receive a pension? |
| n_dependants | How many dependant children does the individual have? |
| nine_months | If the person is over 60 years old, have they been receiving payments for over 9 continuous months? |
| isjspceoalfofcoahodeoc | Is the recipient a single job seeker principal carer, either of large family or foster child/ren, or who is a home or distance educator of child/ren? |
| principal_carer | Is the individual the parent with most of the day-to-day care of child. Defined in https://www.humanservices.gov.au/individuals/enablers/principal-carer-rules-parenting-payment/41456. |
| fortnightly_partner_income | Partner's 'Ordinary income' received fortnightly. |
| annual_partner_income | Partner's Ordinary income' received annually. |
| age | The individual's age. |
| fy.year | Financial year. Default is "2015-16". |
| assets_value | Total value of household assets. Details can be found at https://www.humanservices.gov.au/individuals/enablers/assets/30621. |
| homeowner | Is the individual a homeowner? |
| lower | Lower bound for which reduction in payment occurs at rate
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| upper | Upper bound for which reduction in payment occurs at rate
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| taper_lower | The amount at which the payment is reduced for each dollar earned between the lower and upper bounds for non-principal carers. |
| taper_upper | The amount at which the payment is reduced for each dollar earned above the upper bound for non-principal carers. |
| taper_principal_carer | The amount at which the payment is reduced for each dollar earned above the lower bound for principal carers. |
| per | Specifies the timeframe in which payments will be made. Can either take value "fortnight" or "annual". |
http://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ssa1991186/s1068.html