It depends on when you're on leave. If you can take it at full-pay in one financial year, and then no income for the next financial year then you can get more govt assistance payments including possible health-care card etc.
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I took my leave starting in April at full pay which meant that I had a lower income this financial year and qualified for more payments. I guess that i would only consider taking it at half pay if i was bad a budgeting and needed the income to stretch out further