Schedule

1

A cost is a community cost only if it is an ongoing cost MSD considers it is essential for the applicant to incur to help to reintegrate the applicant into the community at the conclusion of his or her residence in a short-term residential treatment programme and is not a cost to which clause 3 applies.

2

Without limiting clause 1, the following ongoing costs of a resident are examples of community costs:

(a)

the costs of retaining any premises:

(b)

where the resident is not retaining premises while a resident, storage costs for the resident's motor vehicle (if any) and household furniture and effects:

(c)

agreed period payments (within the meaning of regulation 71(6) of the Social Security Regulations 2018) for essential household furniture or appliances acquired before becoming a resident:

(d)

the costs of childcare for any dependent child of the resident:

(e)

costs relating to the retention of the resident's employment or place in an employment-related training course.

3

The following costs are not community costs:

(a)

payments on account of any child support liability under the Child Support Act 1991 or any maintenance liability under the Family Proceedings Act 1980:

(b)

payments towards any fine, reparation, damages, or penalty imposed, awarded, or ordered by any court:

(c)

payments of any tax, penalty, or duty imposed by or under any enactment (other than any goods and services tax payable on any community cost).