Accommodation Supplement: Contents
Married, civil union or de facto couples in a joint tenancy
When the premises are occupied by joint tenants and there are one or more couples, each couple is treated as one joint tenant.
The accommodation costs of the couple, as one joint tenant, are the total of the accommodation costs for both partners.
Note the cash assets and income of the one joint tenant, is the total of the cash asset and income of each of the partners.
For more information see:
Legislation
- Accommodation supplement: special rules for joint tenants who are in a relationship section 68 Social Security Act 2018
