Prisons and Psychiatric Hospitals
Persons imprisoned or admitted to a psychiatric institution are generally not eligible to receive benefits for the duration of imprisonment or admission. (However, it may be payable if a psychiatric stay is classed as rehabilitation.) The benefits resume upon release or discharge. However, upon release or discharge from imprisonment or psychiatric hospitalisation of more than two weeks, the claimant is entitled to an additional payment equal to seven days of their regular payment, to help with adjustment.
Imprisonment/confinement has no effect on the following benefits: • Repatriation Health Card For All Conditions (Gold Card) unless your entitlement is due to receipt of income support pension; • Repatriation Health Card For Specific Conditions (White Card); • Commonwealth Seniors Health Card; • Disability pension; • Orphan’s pension; • War widow’s/widower’s pension; • Decoration and Victoria Cross allowance; • Clothing allowance; • Seniors supplement; • Veterans’ Children Education Scheme if all eligibility criteria continue to be met; or • Entitlements relating to a period prior to imprisonment.
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)