B18/1992 GENERAL INCREASE AND CURRENCY ADJUSTMENT TOBRITISH PENSIONS PAID IN AUSTRALIA

DATE OF ISSUE:   8 May 1992

GENERAL INCREASE AND CURRENCY ADJUSTMENT TOBRITISH PENSIONS PAID IN AUSTRALIA

1.The British Department of Social Security (BDSS) have advised of the following changes to the British pensions paid in Australia:

.British General CPI Increase

.              British DP Exchange Rate Variation

.              The Australian General Increase

NOTE:As from April 1992 War Pensioners Dependency Allowance is to be abolished and absorbed into the basic War Disablement Pension.  All Disablement Pensioners will gain from April 1993 when absorption of the appropriate Dependency Allowance will result in the upgrading of these previously frozen amounts.

2.These changes will affect the EATS/COMPOSITE cases and any case where service pension is also in payment.  The new rates and exchange rate will be applied to EATS, Composite and all service pension cases where British disability pension is in payment.

EXCHANGE RATE REVALUATION

3.The exchange rate will vary from $A2.26 to $A2.36 to one Pound Sterling.

EFFECTIVE DATES

4.This exercise is a manual process and arrears are to be paid so the timetable is at your discretion.  However, the variations should be put into effect on payday 16 April, 1992.

5.The effective dates for the British War Pension increase and the exchange rate variation will be

.8 April 1992 for Officers and Widows

.6 April 1992 for Other Ranks

6.For Service Pension assessment purposes the effective date for the exchange rate variation will be 16 April 1992.

FORMS MPU 24, MPU 25

7.Under the revised arrangements for payment of British pensioners the BDSS do not provide forms MPU 24/25.  The fact that they don't provide forms MPU 24/25 also extends to EATS/Composite cases.  Without a form MPU 24/25 the increased rate of British pension and or allowances will not be easily identified.  In general there are no allowances paid in EATS cases and only age allowance paid in Composite cases.  A selection of rates converted to $A at both old and new exchange rates are at Attachment C.

MANUAL CASES

8.The manual cases will be divided into those which are to be processed either through the Pension Payment System or through PIPS.

9.The cases requiring manual examination will be identified by AL02 listings and the program $PPBBSPR which will list all service pension cases where British disability pension is in payment.  Action schedules (in the following groups) of cases requiring manual examination and variation by examiners will be produced as soon as possible after cutoff for payday 2 April, 1992.

Group ContentsReference Number

.Composite Cases

(with or without SP)100

.EATS Cases

(with or without SP)200

.Other Overseas pensions

(which may be affected)300

.Miscellaneous and joint cases — 900

Group 300 are to be processed via the PMF update transactions.  Groups 100 and 200 are to be processed via PIPS.

10.The program ($PPBBSPR) will report on all those Service Pensioners who have British DP maintained in their assessment.  This report is to be actioned by amending the British DP amount recorded in each assessment.  Those cases are also to be processed through PIPS.  The majority of the cases will submit to 'DA', or RBP if applicable.

MISCELLANEOUS AND JOINT CODES

11.Any case listed in group 900 will require action to remove the joint payment and/or miscellaneous pension code, in addition to the British pension adjustment.

CONTROL CARDS AND COMPUTER RUNS

12.The parameter cards for the computer runs are at Attachment A.  The computer processing timetable is at Attachment B.  Runs according to this timetable will be scheduled by Central Office.  Would you please check the parameter cards to ensure that they are correct before processing commences.  Any changes should be reported to Murray Chynoweth on (06) 289 6078 so that the appropriate amendments can be made.

DATA ENTRY OF TRANSACTIONS FROM AL02 ACTION SCHEDULES EATS AND COMPOSITE CASES

PAY PERIOD CODES

13.The pay period number, 73, (effective date 16 April, 1992) should be entered.  The day within the pay period field may be left blank.

KEYFAST BATCH DESCRIPTION

14.The manual transactions for EATS/Composite cases should be entered using Keyfast batch description $PENSIO in normal daily production by cutoff for payday 16 April, 1992.

CASES WITH SERVICE PENSION AND OR AN AUSTRALIAN

DP COMPONENT TO BE PROCESSED VIA PIPS  (Groups 100, 200)

15.For all cases involving EATS, COMPOSITE or SERVICE PENSION, whether automatic or manual method of assessment, the new rate of British pension must be updated on the CDB via PIPS.  Due to the change in the British rate, these cases will be MS.  They can either be registered under process code of DP Payment Change, processed through submission stage with submitted to code of MS and determined by the delegate, or through manual authority on PIPS only.

16. Where adjustments of payment occur, as in COMPOSITE and EATS cases, the examiner processes the case as follows:

NOTE:The British rates are EXAMPLES only:

(a)Access the facility 'Classify Pension' (BC.CP) classification.  Create an action record with a 'Manual Authority' classification.

(b)Access the facility 'Assessment Control' (PP.AC).  Copy the current assessment details by pressing the ENTER button once.  (Effective date can be entered at this stage but is required only where there is a service pension component).

(c)Access the facility 'Disability Pension' (PP.DP) screen and update the new disability pension details.  The following example shows what a similar case will look like when the examiner access the DP screen:

DISABILITY PENSION (DP)

ADJUSTMENT — PENSION

DP RATE    AMOUNT — AMOUNT

ACTION  REL   TYPE                   ENT    RECIPIENT                         (P/F)       REASON              (P/F)

                   VET       100           X              V         200.00          EATS — 12.10

                   VET       100F      PX              V             0.00 — 220.00

TOTALS FOR ALL 2 ITEMS --- DISABILITY PENSION — 232.10

NOTE 1:   The Australian Disability Pension percentage rate (in this example "100%") must be data collected in each case.

NOTE 2:  100F = 100% BP RATE FOR AN OFFICER

(d)              The adjustment that has to be made is as follows:

              Where, for example, the Australian DP is 100% rate equivalent to $A212.10 and the NEW British rate of 100% for an officer is equivalent to $A230.00 the screen entries will be:

DISABILITY PENSION (DP)

ADJUSTMENT — PENSION

DP RATE    AMOUNT — AMOUNT

ACTION  REL   TYPE     ENT    RECIPIENT            (P/F)           REASON (P/F)

       C         VET      100            X              V              212.10      EATS   000.00

       C         VET      100F       PX              V                0.00       EATS     230.00

MORE: TOTALS FOR ALL 2 ITEMS --- DISABILITY PENSION — 230.00

.we have added an Action "C" (change).

.because the British rate is more than the Australian rate, we do not pay any Australian pension.  Therefore, the Australian adjustment is the equivalent of the full Australian 100% DP rate of $A212.10 and the entry for the British rate is the NEW RATE of $A230.00 for an officer.

              Enter new details on the action schedule.

(e)Submit (SU) the cases to MS for a 50, obtain the con. no. and enter that onto the schedule, obtain the supporting documents (only for a case with an SP component) and forward to the Delegate for determination.

17.It may be necessary to prepare a D408 or equivalent in these cases.  The schedule produced for dual BRIT/SP/EATS/COMP may be used as an authority (but there may not be room) provided each record on that schedule is endorsed with the consecutive number automatically produced by the Pension Processing System and is signed by the delegate determining the case, prior to transmission to Pension Payments Section.  All such cases can be identified from the manual schedules listed by the AL02, AL03 runs (ie., group 100, 200) and the new British rates should be deduced from the examiners' entries on those schedules.

NOTE:All entries on these schedules must be in Australian dollars.

ADVICES

18.There will only be two circumstances where an advice is required and that will be in a limited number of cases.  The circumstances are when the British component is greater than the Australian and in cases where the increased British DP reduces the amount of Rent Assistance payable (i.e. in both situations, a payment variation is effected).

19.For variation cases requiring PIPS action, a reason for variation should be entered on the Advices (PP.AD) screen, and an advice indicator of 'Y' coded on action schedules.  For non-PIPS actions, a variation advice indicator of 'A' should be coded on action schedules.

20.Other British payments such as Funeral Benefits, Education Allowance, Subsistence Allowance, etc., are to be made in accordance with the new exchange rate regardless of the period to which they relate.

RATES CHARTS

21.The attached rates have been worked out as follows:

The old rates are corrected figures using 1 Pound = $A2.26.

The new rates are corrected figures using 1 Pound = $A2.36 and including the British DP 4.1% increase.

CONTACT OFFICERS

22.The contact officers for this exercise are

Murray Chynoweth  Phone06 289 6078 Business Hours

Ric Moore  Phone06 282 3913 After Hours

DAVID MACKRELL

ASSISTANT SECRETARY

BENEFITS PLANNING & MANAGEMENT

ATTACHMENTS TO THIS INSTRUCTION

ATTACHMENT A

CPP.BRITRVAL.CNTL(AL02RUN1)

Z2100 — ALL0700001066N0700180018

Z2200 — ALL0800001066

Z1900 — ALL0700180018

Z1200 — ALL3023802380

Z1100 — ALL3223802380

Z1200 — ALL3323802380

Z2100 — ALL0040014003N0700001066

Z1900 — ALL00403540354035R0040464046R0041064106

Z2200 — ALL5250015004N0000001066

Z2300 — ALL0057005700

ATTACHMENT B

TIMETABLE FOR BRITISH REVALUATION and GENERAL INCREASE

EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 1992

Processing Date:28/29 March 1992

RUNPURPOSE

RSPYAL01 — Listing of cases requiring manual action

RSPYAL02(Z cards in CPP.BRITRVAL.CNTL(AL02RUN1)

RSPYAL03

RSPYAL04 — Listing in file number and alpha order within composite group order, required for NSW and QLD (i.e. use AL run book sort card 5).  Job NPALA23A

OUTPUT — Listing Journal:  Schedules - use 3 part paper and double spacing

$PPBBSPR — Report of Service Pensioners with British DP

The Benefits after hours contact officer is Ric Moore (06) 282 3913

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ATTACHMENT C

BRITISH PENSION

RATES CHARTS

EXCHANGE RATE FROM A $2.26 TO A$2.36

OTHER RANKS - DISABILITY PENSION - EFFECTIVE 6-Apr-92

OLDNEW

   %CLASSRATERATE

P.F.P.F.

V              76.75              84.02

IV              69.43              84.18

20%III              77.06              84.34

II              77.20              84.49

I              69.88              84.65

WOI              77.51              84.81

V              115.12              126.02

IV              115.35              126.26

30%III              115.59              126.51

II              115.80              126.73

I              116.03              126.97

WOI              116.26              127.21

V              153.50              168.03

IV              153.81              168.35

40%III              154.11              168.67

II              154.40              168.98

I              154.71              169.30

WOI              155.02              169.62

V              191.87              210.04

IV              192.26              210.44

50%III              192.64              210.84

II              193.00              211.22

I              193.39              211.62

WOI              193.77              212.02

V              230.25              252.05

IV              230.71              252.53

60%III              231.17              253.01

II              231.60              253.46

I              232.07              253.95

WOI              232.53              254.43

V              268.62              294.06

IV              269.16              294.62

70%III              269.70              295.18

II              270.21              295.71

I              270.74              296.27

WOI              271.28              296.83

V              307.00              336.06

IV              307.61              336.71

80%III              308.23              337.35

II              308.81              337.95

I              309.42              338.59

WOI              310.04              339.24

V              345.37              378.07

IV              346.06              378.79

90%III              312.96              379.52

II              347.41              380.20

I              348.10              380.92

WOI              348.75              381.59

V              383.75              420.08

IV              384.52              420.88

100%III              385.28              421.68

II              386.01              422.44

I              386.78              423.24

WOI              387.54              424.04

OFFICER - DISABILITY PENSION - EFFECTIVE 08-Apr-92

Exchange Rate$A2.36OLDNEW

% RANKRATERATE

P.F.P.F.

1 Midshipman or Comm Off Navy              77.84              85.36

2 Lt. Army              78.36              85.90

20%  3 Capt. Army              78.88              86.45

   4 Major Army              79.40              86.99

    5 Lt. Col Army              79.92              87.53

1 Midshipman or Comm Off Navy              116.85              128.09

2Lt. Army              117.63              128.90

30%  3 Capt. Army              118.41              129.72

   4 Major Army              119.19              130.53

    5 Lt. Col Army              119.97              131.35

1 Midshipman or Comm Off Navy              155.77              170.72

2 Lt. Army              156.81              171.81

40%  3 Capt. Army              157.85              172.89

   4 Major Army              158.89              173.98

    5Lt Col Army              159.93              175.07

1 Midshipman or Comm Off Navy              194.69              213.45

2 Lt. Army               195.99              214.81

50%  3 Capt. Army              197.29              216.16

   4 Major Army              198.60              217.52

    5 Lt Col Army              199.90              218.88

1 Midshipman or Comm Off Navy              233.62              256.08

2 Lt. Army              235.18              257.71

60%  3 Capt. Army              236.74              259.34

   4 Major Army              238.30              260.97

    5Lt Col Army              239.86              262.60

1 Midshipman or Comm Off Navy              272.54              298.81

2 Lt. Army              274.36              300.71

70%  3 Capt. Army              276.18              302.61

   4 Major Army               278.00              304.51

    5 Lt. Col Army              279.82              306.41

1 Midshipman or Comm Off Navy              311.55              341.44

2 Lt. Army              313.63              343.62

80%  3 Capt. Army              315.71              345.79

   4 Major Army              317.79              347.96

    5 Lt. Col Army              319.87              350.13

1 Midshipman or Comm Off Navy              350.47              384.17

2 Lt. Army              352.81              386.61

90%  3 Capt. Army              355.15              389.06

   4 Major Army              357.49              391.50

    5 Lt. Col Army              359.83              393.95

1 Midshipman or Comm Off Navy              389.39              426.80

2 Lt. Army              391.99              429.52

100%  3 Capt. Army              394.59              432.24

   4 Major Army               397.19              434.95

    5Lt. Col Army              399.79              437.67

OFFICERS

SERVICE RETIRED PAY OR SERVICE PENSION

EFFECTIVE 08-Apr-92

EXCHANGE RATEA$2.36

OLDNEW

RATERATE

P.F.P.F.

20%              77.32              84.82

30%              16.07              127.27

40%              154 73              169.64

50%              193.39              212.09

60%              232.06              254.45

70%              270.72              296.91

80%              309.47              339.27

90%              348. 13              381.73

100%              386.79              424.09

SUPPLEMENTARY ALLOWANCES

OFFICERS and OTHER RANKS - DISABLEMENT

EXCHANGE RATE A$2.36

Effective 08-Apr-92Effective 06-Apr-92

UNEMPLOYABILITY SUPP.OFFICERS OTHER RANKS

OLD RATENEW RATE OLD RATENEW RATE

P.F.P.F. P.F.P.F.

Personal Allowance              249.74              271.38249.73              271.40

Wife or Adult dependant              141.21              153.61              141.25              153.64

1st eligible child              43.86              45.9843.84              46.02

2nd & subsequent child              48.37              51.2348.36              51.21

CONSTANT ATTENDANTOFFICERSOTHER RANKS

ALLOWANCEOLD RATENEW RATE OLD RATENEW RATE

P.F.P.F. P.F.P.F.

1.Up to half-day attendance              76.80              83.55              76.84              83.54

2.Full day attendance - Basic              153.69              167.10              153.68              167.08

- Intermediate              230.50              250.65              230.52              250.64

- Exceptional              307.38              334.20              307.36              334.18

COMFORTS ALLOWANCEOFFICERSOTHER RANKS

OLD RATENEW RATE OLD RATENEW RATE

P.F.P.F. P.F.P.F.

Higher Rate                 65.97              71.78              65.99              71.74

Lower Rate                 33.03              35.85              33.00              35.87

CLOTHING ALLOWANCEOFFICERS OTHER RANKS

OLD RATENEW RATE OLD RATENEW RATE

P.F.P.F. P.F.P.F.

Higher Rate                 259.90              283.20              259.90              283.20

Lower Rate                 164.98              179.36              164.98              179.36

INVALIDITY ALLOWANCEOFFICERS OTHER RANKS

OLD RATE              NEW RATE               OLD RATENEW RATE

P.F.P.F. P.F.P.F.

Age on )< 40 yrs              50.19              54.49              50.17              54.52

Qualifying )>40 but<50 yrs              31.21              33.95              31.19              33.98

Date )> 50 yrs              15.60              17.02              15.59              16.99

AGE ALLOWANCEOFFICERSOTHER RANKS

When the degree of pensioned OLD RATENEW RATE OLD RATENEW RATE

disablement is :P.F.P.F. P.F.P.F.

a. 40% to 50% - inclusive              27.13              29.51              27.12              29.50

b. > 50% but not > 70%              41.78              45.53              41.81              45.55

c. > 70% b but not > 90%              59.90              65.17              59.89              65.14

d. over 90%              83 65              91.06              83 62              91.10

MISCELLANEOUS

EXCHANGE RATE A$2.36

Effective 08-Apr-92 Effective 06-Apr-92

RENT ALLOWANCE (Maximum)OFFICERS OTHER RANKS

OLD RATENEW RATE OLD RATE NEW RATE

P.F.P.F. P.F.P.F.

              116.41              126.46              116.39              126.50

AGE ALLOWANCEOFFICERS OTHER RANKS

OLD RATENEW RATE OLD RATENEW RATE

P.F.P.F. P.F.P.F.

Widows Age

65 but under 70              35.02              38.02              35.03              38.00

      Age 70 and over              67.53              73.41              67.57              73.40

      Age 80 and over              100 38              108.99              100.34              109.03

OTHER RANKS

DEPENDANTS OF DECEASED MEMBERS

EXCHANGE RATE A$2.36

Effective 06‑Apr‑92

WIDOWS **HIGHER RATE** OLD RATE NEW RATE

P.F.P.F.

CLASS V              305.55              332.05

IV              305.78              332.29

III              306.00              332.52

II              306.23              332.76

I              306.46              333.00

WO 1              306.68              333.23

WIDOWS **M.O.D.** PAYMENT OLD RATE NEW RATE

P.F.P.F.

Special award for Widows whose husbands completed

service on or before 31 March 1973.              200.51              217.97

CHILDREN OF WIDOW OR REMARRIED WIDOWOLD RATE NEW RATE

P.F.P.F.

1st ELIGIBLE CHILD              61 .70              64.90

2nd and SUBSEQUENT CHILD              66.22               70.09

TOTAL. ORPHANS and MOTHERLESS CHILDRENOLD RATE NEW RATE

P.F.P.F.

< 15 -1st CHILD - ORPHAN or MOTHERLESS              68.25              72.22

< 15 - 2nd and SUBSEQUENT ORPHANS              72.77              77.41

< 15 - 2nd and SUBSEQUENT MOTHERLESS CHILDREN              72.77              77.41

> 15 -1st CHILD - ORPHAN or MOTHERLESS              68.25              72.22

> 15 - 2nd and SUBSEQUENT ORPHANS              72.77              77.41

> 15 - 2nd and SUBSEQUENT MOTHERLESS CHILDREN              72.77              77.41

INFIRM & > 18 -1st CHILD - ORPHAN or MOTHERLESS              235.04              255.59

INFIRM & > 18 - 2nd and SUBSEQUENT - ORPHANS              235.04              255.59

INFIRM & > 18 - 2nd and SUBSEQUENT - MOTHERLESS

CHILDREN              235.04              255.59

OFFICERS

DEPENDANTS OF DECEASED MEMBERS

EXCHANGE RATE A$2.36

Effective 08-Apr-92

WIDOWS - BOTH WARS - ** HIGHER RATE **OLD RATE NEW RATE

P.F.P.F.

MIDSHIPMAN OR COMM. OFFICER - NAVY‑              308.60              335.20

LT. - ARMY ‑; SUB. LT. - NAVY ‑; F/O,P/O - RAF -              310.77              337.46

CAPT. - ARMY ‑; LT. - NAVY -; FLT. LT. - RAF -              312.07              338.82

MAJOR - ARMY‑; LT. CMDR. - NAVY‑; SQD. LDR. - RAF -              313.37              340.18

WIDOWS ** M.O.D. PAYMENT **OLD RATE NEW RATE

P.F.P.F.

Special award for Widows whose husbands completed

service on or before 31 March 1973.              200.53               218.11

COMMISSIONED OFFICER R.N.; R.M.OLD RATE NEW RATE

P.F.P.F.

CHILDREN OF WIDOW OR REMARRIED WIDOW

  1st ELIGIBLE CHILD              61.70               64.90

  2nd and SUBSEQUENT CHILD              66.22               70.09

OTHER COMMISSIONED OFFICEROLD RATE NEW RATE

P.F.P.F.

CHILDREN OF WIDOW OR REMARRIED WIDOW

  1st ELIGIBLE CHILD              61.70               64.90

  2nd and SUBSEQUENT CHILD              66.22               70.09

COMMISSIONED OFFICER R.N.; R.M.OLD RATENEW RATE

P.F.P.F.

TOTAL ORPHANS and MOTHERLESS CHILDREN

< 15‑1st CHILD              68.25              72.22

> 15‑1st CHILD              68.25              72.22

INFIRM & > 18 -1st CHILD              235.04              255.59

< 15‑ 2nd and SUBSEQUENT ORPHANS              72.77              77.41

> 15‑ 2nd and SUBSEQUENT ORPHANS              72.77              77.41

INFIRM & > 18 - 2nd and SUBSEQUENT ORPHANS              235.04              255.59

OTHER COMMISSIONED OFFICEROLD RATE NEW RATE

P.F.P.F.

TOTAL ORPHANS and MOTHERLESS CHILDREN

< 15‑1st CHILD              68.25              72.22

> 15‑1st CHILD              68.25              72.22

INFIRM &: > 18 -1st CHILD              235.04              255.59

< 15 - 2nd and SUBSEQUENT ORPHANS              72.77              77.41

> 15 - 2nd and SUBSEQUENT ORPHANS              72.77              77.41

INFIRM & > 18 - 2nd and SUBSEQUENT ORPHANS              235.04              255.59