Operational Blueprint document (LEX 91868): Treatment of lump sums 108-05020020 (effective from 20 April 2026). 1 document released in part. LEX 91868 Sections of the Act : Sections 22 and 47E(d)…

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This Services Australia operational blueprint (LEX 91868), released in part on 6 July 2026, sets out how Centrelink staff assess and record lump sum payments for income test purposes, effective from 20 April 2026. It distinguishes remunerative lump sums (such as bonuses, commissions, back pay and signing-on fees, assessed from the entitlement period start date) from non-remunerative lump sums (such as trust distributions, grants and scholarships, assessed over 52 weeks). It also covers lump sum arrears, back pay before and after the 7 December 2020 changes, death benefits, and a long list of named payment examples, including APS realignment and bargaining payments, state government one-off payments and Victorian Sick Pay Guarantee payments. Sections of the document are withheld under s 47E(d) of the FOI Act. The procedure is marked as under review, and the document contains no processing volumes, error rates or escalation pathways.