Persons eligible for Special Rate Disability Pension

(1)

A person is eligible for a telephone allowance if:

(a) the person satisfies the eligibility criteria in section 199 (persons who are eligible for Special Rate Disability Pension), or has satisfied those criteria during some period of his or her life; and
(b) the person is an Australian resident (within the meaning of section 5G of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 ); and
(c) the person's telephone service is connected in Australia in the person's name or jointly in the person's name and someone else's name.

Note: Section 222 sets out some circumstances in which telephone allowance is not payable.

Persons with 80 or more impairment points

(2)

A person is eligible for a telephone allowance if:

(a) the Commission has determined under Part 2 that an impairment suffered by the person as a result of one or more service injuries or diseases constitutes 80 or more impairment points; and
(b) the person is an Australian resident (within the meaning of section 5G of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 ); and
(c) the person's telephone service is connected in Australia in the person's name or jointly in the person's name and someone else's name.

Note: Section 222 sets out some circumstances in which telephone allowance is not payable.