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"))'Ordinary income' received fortnightly within the meaning of s. 1068-G1 of the Social Security Act 1991.
'Ordinary income' received annually.
Does the individual have a partner?
Does the partner receive a pension?
How many dependant children does the individual have?
If the person is over 60 years old, have they been receiving payments for over 9 continuous months?
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?
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.
Partner's 'Ordinary income' received fortnightly.
Partner's Ordinary income' received annually.
The individual's age.
Financial year. Default is "2015-16".
Total value of household assets. Details can be found at https://www.humanservices.gov.au/individuals/enablers/assets/30621.
Is the individual a homeowner?
Lower bound for which reduction in payment occurs at rate
taper_lower (taper_principal_carer for principal carers).
Upper bound for which reduction in payment occurs at rate
taper_lower. Lower bound for which reduction in payment occurs at rate
taper_upper. Note that for principal carers there is no upper bound.
The amount at which the payment is reduced for each dollar earned between the lower and upper bounds for non-principal carers.
The amount at which the payment is reduced for each dollar earned above the upper bound for non-principal carers.
The amount at which the payment is reduced for each dollar earned above the lower bound for principal carers.
Specifies the timeframe in which payments will be made. Can either take value "fortnight" or "annual".