B76/1993 EXCHANGE RATE ADJUSTMENTS TO BRITISH DISABILITY PENSIONS PAID IN AUSTRALIA

DATE OF ISSUE:  22 NOVEMBER 1993

EXCHANGE RATE ADJUSTMENTS TO BRITISH DISABILITY PENSIONS PAID IN AUSTRALIA

INTRODUCTION

1.Advice has been received from the British Department of Social Security (BDSS) to the effect that the exchange rate to be used for payment of the British component of Disability Pensions in Australia has been reviewed.

2.The new rate is to be put into effect on payday 20 January 1994.  The exchange rate will vary from $A2.11 to $A2.27 to one Pound Sterling (British pension rates charts are at Attachment A).  The variation applies to the Hong Kong cases and to the EATS and Composite cases.

3.There will be no cases processed automatically.  All cases will be listed for manual examination.

SERVICE PENSION CASES

4.A report will be produced of Service Pension cases with British Pension in payment to enable update of the DP amount for Service Pension assessment purposes.

5.Action schedules of cases requiring manual examination and variation by examiners will be produced, on 5 January in groups made up of the following:

Group Content Group Reference

Composite cases — 100 (with or without SP)

EATS cases — 200 (with or without SP)

Other overseas pensions — 300 (which may be affected).

Group 300 is to be processed via the PMF update transactions.

Groups 100 and 200 are to be processed via PIPS.

PUNCHING OF TRANSACTIONS FROM "ACTION" SCHEDULES EATS AND COMPOSITE CASES

Pay Period Codes

6.Pay period 41 (effective date 20 January, 1994) should be entered.  The day within the pay period field may be left blank.

Keyfast Batch Description

7.The manual transactions for EATS and Composite cases should be punched using keyfast batch description $ PENSIO by cutoff for payday 20 January, 1994.

CONTROL CARDS

8.The parameter cards for the computer runs are at Attachment B.  Would you please check the parameter cards to ensure that they are correct before processing commences.  Any changes should be reported to Simone Cantrill on (06) 289 6037 so that the appropriate amendments can be made.  The computer processing will be performed by SM&P.  A listing of all relevant cases will be forwarded to Benefits System Support Officers by COB 6 January 1993.

CASES WITH SERVICE PENSION AND/OR AN AUSTRALIAN DP COMPONENT TO BE PROCESSED VIA PIPS (Groups 100,200)

9.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 Client Data Base (CDB) via PIPS.  Due to the change in the British rate, these cases will be "MS" and determined by the delegate, or through manual authority on PIPS only.

10.It will not be necessary to prepare a D408, or equivalent in these cases; the schedule produced for dual SP/EATS/COMP cases to record the changes to the PMF may be used as an authority provided each record on that schedule is endorsed with the consecutive number automatically produced by PIPS and is signed by the delegate determining the case prior to transmission to Pension Payments.  All such cases can be identified from the manual schedules listed by the ALO2, ALO3 runs (i.e. group 100, 200) and the new British rates should be deducted from the examiners' entries on those schedules.

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

ADVICES

11.The Advices System will generate an advice in cases where a payment variation is made.  Examiners should action cases in the following manner:

Continuation Cases

12.Unless the total payment varies, the PIPS Advices screen should be accessed and production of an automatic advice suppressed.  The Advice Indicator on the Action Schedule should be set to "Z".

Variation Cases

13.Where a variation in total payments results the PIPS Advice screen should be accessed and the Suppress Income/Asset List Indicator set to "Y".  This will result in production of a variation advice with no income and asset details.  The Advice Indicator on the Action Schedule should be set to "Y".

CONTACT OFFICERS

15.The contact officer for this exercise is:

Simone Cantrill (06) 289 6037 (Business Hours)

MURRAY HARRISON

ASSISTANT SECRETARY

PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT

THIS ATTACHMENT HAS BEEN REKEYED TO ENABLE IT TO BE INCLUDED ON 'THE GENERAL'

ATTACHMENT A

BRITISH  PENSION

RATES CHARTS

EXCHANGE RATE FROM A $2.11 TO A$2.27

OTHER RANKS - DISABILITY PENSION-EFFECTIVE 20-Jan-94

OLDNEW

CLASS%RATERATE

V,IV,III,II,I,WO1P.F.P.F.

20%82.04 — 88.26

30%123.06 — 132.39

40%164/07 — 176.52

50%205.09 — 220.64

60%246.11 — 264.77

70%287.13 — 308.90

80%328.15 — 353.03

90%369.17 — 397.16

100%410.18 — 441.29

OFFICER - DISABILITY PENSION - EFFECTIVE 28-Oct-93

Exchange Rate $A 2.11

RANK

1 Midshipman or Comm Off Navy

2 Lt. Army

3 Capt. Army — OLD — NEW

4 Major Army — RATE — RATE

5 Lt. Col Army%P.F.P.F.

20%82.06 — 88.29

30%123.18 — 132.52

40%164.21 — 176.66

50%205.24 — 220.81

60%246.27 — 264.95

70%287.31 — 309.09

80%328.42 — 353.32

90%369.45 — 397.47

100%410.48 — 441.61

OFFICERS

SERVICE RETIRED PAY OR SERVICE PENSION - EFFECTIVE 28-Oct-93

EXCHANGE RATE A$2.11

OLD — NEW

RATE — RATE

P.F.P.F.

20%82.06 — 88.29

30%123.18 — 132.52

40%164.21 — 176.66

50%205.24 — 220.81

60%246.27 — 264.95

70%287.31 — 309.09

80%328.42 — 353.32

90%369.45 — 397.47

100%410.48 — 441.61

SUPPLEMENTARY ALLOWANCES

OFFICERS and OTHER RANKS - DISABLEMENT

EXCHANGE RATE A$2.27

Effective 20-Jan-94 Effective 20-Jan-94

UNEMPLOYABILITY SUPP.OFFICERSOTHER RANKS

OLD RATE NEW RATE OLD RATENEW RATE

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

Personal Allowance — 251.45 — 270.52 — 251.30 — 270.36

Wife or Adult dependant — 142.28 — 153.07 — 142.21 — 153.00

1st eligible child — 41.36 — 44/49 — 41.36 — 44.49

2nd & subsequent child — 46.21 — 49.72 — 46.21 — 49.71

CONSTANT ATTENDANTOFFICERSOTHER RANKS

ALLOWANCEOLD RATENEW RATEOLD RATENEW RATE

P.FP.F.P.F.P.F.

1.Up to half-day attendance — 77.53 — 83.41 — 77.44 — 83.31

2.Full day attendance - Basic — 154.98 — 166.74 — 154.88 — 166.62

Intermediate — 232.52 — 250.15 — 232.32 — 249.93

Exceptional — 309.97 — 333.47 — 309.74 — 333.24

COMFORTS ALLOWANCEOFFICERSOTHER RANKS

OLD RATENEW RATEOLD RATENEW RATE

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

Higher Rate — 66.28 — 71.31 — 66.25 — 71.28

Lower Rate — 33.18 — 35.70 — 33.13 — 35.64

CLOTHING ALLOWANCEOFFICERSOTHER RANKS

OLD RATENEW RATEOLD RATENEW RATE

P.A.P.A.P.A.P.A.

Higher Rate — 261.64 — 281.48 — 10.04 — 10.80

Lower Rate — 166.69 — 179.33 — 6.39 — 6.88

INVALIDITYALLOWANCEOFFICERSOTHER RANKS

OLD RATENEW RATEOLD RATENEW RATE

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

Age on)<40 yrs — 50.50 — 54.33 — 50.43 — 54.25

Qualifying) >40 but < 50 yrs — 31.64 — 34.04 — 31.65 — 34.05

Date)> 50 yrs — 15.86 — 17.07 — 15.83 — 17.03

AGE ALLOWANCEOFFICERSOTHER RANKS

When the degree of pensionedOLD RATENEW RATEOLD RATENEW RATE

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

a. 40% to 50% - inclusive — 27.44 — 29.52 — 27.43 — 29.51

b. > 50% but not > 70%42.25 — 45.45 — 42.20 — 45.40

c. > 70% but not > 90%60.37 — 64.95 — 60.35 — 64.92

d. over 90%84.49 — 90.90 — 84.40 — 90.80

MISCELLANEOUS

EXCHANGE RATE A$2.11

Effective 28-Oct-93Effective 28-Oct-93

RENTALLOWANCEOFFICERSOTHER RANKS

(Maximum)OLD RATENEW RATEOLD RATENEW RATE

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

117.19 — 126.08 — 117.11 — 125.99

AGE ALLOWANCEOFF ICERSOTHER RANKS

OLD RATENEW RATEOLD RATENEW RATE

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

Widows - Age 65 but under — 35.29 — 37.96 — 35.24 — 37.91

Age 70 and over — 67.98 — 73.14 — 67.94 — 73.09

Age 80 and over — 101.16 — 108.84 — 101.07 — 108.73

OTHER RANKS

DEPENDANTS OF DECEASED MEMBERS

EXCHANGE RATE A$2.27

Effective 20-Jan-94

WIDOWS ** HIGHER RATE **OLD RATENEW RATE

P.F.P.F.

CLASS V307.64 — 330.97

IV,III,II,I,WO1308.69 — 332.10

Lt Comdr, Capt, Major, Sq Ldr — 315.15 — 339.04

Lt,Lt, Capt, Lf Lt — 313.93 — 337.74

Sub Lt, Lt, Fying Off Pilot Off — 312.72 — 336.43

Comms Off — 310.70 — 334.26

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

P.F.P.F.

Special award for Widows whose husbands

completed serviceon or before 31 March 1973 — 202.02 — 217.34

CHILDREN OF WIDOW OR REMARRIED OLD RATENEW RATE

WIDOWP.F.P.F.

1st ELIGIBLE CHILD — 58.51 — 62.95

2nd and SUBSEQUENT CHILD — 63.37 — 68.17

TOTAL ORPHANS and MOTHERLESS — P.F.P.F.

CHILDREN

TOTALORPHJANS 1st CHILD — 65.23 — 70.18

2nd and SUBSEQUENT ORPHANS — 70.09 — 75.40

INFIRM & > 18-236.89 — 254.85
ATTACHMENT B

CCANTS.X.CNTL

MEMBER AL02

Z1200 — ALL3023802380

Z1100 — ALL3223802380

Z2200 — ALL3323802380

Z2100 — ALL0040014003

Z2200 — ALL0050015004

Z2300 — ALL0057005700