Example: A member is eligible for 5 bedrooms. The member's rent ceiling is the rate for 3 bedrooms increase by 20 percent (10% for each of the 2 bedrooms above 3).

Notes for subsection 1: 

1. If there are three trial members in the home both trial members remaining in the home are treated as the remaining member.

2. When a trial member vacates the home, the remaining member’s contribution will also be adjusted to reflect the change in the number of people they are sharing with.

3. If a trial member gains accompanied resident family, but does not leave the home, all members in the home stop being trial members.

Note for subsection 3: This increases the remaining member’s rent allowance to cover a large part of rent the leaving member would have been paying, up to their rent ceiling.  At the end of the 28 days, if they do not find another trial member to share with, their rent ceiling will no longer be set under this section or section 7.8.11B.

Example for subsection 3: If there are 2 trial members remaining in the home, both members rent allowance increase. Combined this will cover a large part of the rent the leaving member would have been paying, up to the leaving member’s rent ceiling.  At the end of the 28 days, if the trial members do not find another member to share with, their rent ceilings will revert to the rate set for sharing with one other trial member.

Example: An international sporting event has caused a temporary surge in local housing market. Evidence of market rent change could be shown through newspaper advertisements, Real Estate Institute of Australia data and advice from local real estate agents.

Example: The member's child has cerebral palsy and needs a home with wheelchair access.

Non-example: A pet is not resident family. The rent ceiling would not be changed to help accommodate a pet.

Example: The decision-maker writes to the member to tell them they have decided to approve their application for an increase. The date of the letter is the date the new rent ceiling applies.

Example: Annex 7.E can be changed by a new determination under section 58B of the Defence Act 1903. The date of effect is stated in the determination.