On leave for 28 days or less

Where a client who is receiving the hospital rate is on leave from hospital for 28 days or less:

• increase their benefit to the appropriate full rate from the date of discharge on leave and
• review any Extra Help from the same date

On re-admission to hospital:

• reduce the benefit to the rate payable prior to the period of leave and
• review any Extra Help from the same date

Note the dates of admission and discharge are not regarded as days spent in hospital.