You might get a clothing allowance if you are a qualifying person. This can happen if you have been means assessed and have assets equal to or less than the applicable asset threshold. You can also get a clothing allowance if you have entered into a loan agreement with the Crown under the residential care loan scheme.
Rules about the clothing allowance can be made under section 74. These rules decide who gets the clothing allowance. The rules are made to help people who need it.
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70: Residential care loan scheme, or
"Help to pay for rest home care through a special loan if you have too many assets"
72: Offences: false statements, misleading, or attempting to mislead, to receive or continue to receive advantages, or
"Telling lies or misleading people to get benefits or payments is against the law."
Regulations may be made under section 74 that provide for payment of a clothing allowance to either or both of the following classes of person:
