B50/1993 GENERAL INCREASE AND CURRENCY ADJUSTMENT TO BRITISH PENSIONS PAID IN AUSTRALIA

DATE OF ISSUE: 7 OCTOBER 1993

GENERAL INCREASE AND CURRENCY ADJUSTMENT TO BRITISH 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

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 $A2.36 to $A2.11 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 28 October, 1993.

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

.12 April 1993 for Officers and Widows

.14 April 1993 for Other Ranks

6.For Service Pension assessment purposes the effective date for the exchange rate variation will be 28 October 1993.

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 attached.

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 14 October, 1993.

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.  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.  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 12 October, 1993.

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

PAY PERIOD CODES

13.The pay period number, 35, (effective date 28 October, 1993) 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 28 October, 1993.

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' (CM.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 = $A2.36.

The new rates are corrected figures using 1 Pound = $A2.11 and including the British DP increase.

CONTACT OFFICERS

22.The contact officer for this exercise is

Murray Chynoweth  Phone06 289 6078 Business Hours

MURRAY HARRISON

ASSISTANT SECRETARY

BENEFITS PLANNING & MANAGEMENT

ATTACHMENT A

CCHYNO.X.CNTL

MEMBER AL02

Z1200 — ALL3023802380

Z1100 — ALL3223802380

Z2200 — ALL3323802380

Z2100 — ALL0040014003

Z2200 — ALL0050015004

Z2300 — ALL0057005700

not used for October 1993, job run manually by Murray Chynoweth

ATTACHMENT B

TIMETABLE FOR BRITISH REVALUATION and GENERAL INCREASE

EFFECTIVE 14 OCTOBER 1993

Processing Date:25 September 1993

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

BRITISH  PENSION

RATES CHARTS

EXCHANGE RATE FROM A $2.36 TO A$2.11

OTHER RANKS - DISABILITY PENSION-EFFECTIVE 28-Oct-93

OLDNEW

%CLASSRATERATE

P.F.P.F.

V — 84.02 — 82.04

IV — 84.18 — 82.04

20%III — 84.34 — 82.04

II — 84.49 — 82.04

I — 84.65 — 82.04

WOI — 84.81 — 82.04

V — 126.02 — 123.06

IV — 126.26 — 123.06

30%III — 126.51 — 123.06

II — 126.73 — 123.06

I — 126.97 — 123.06

WOl — 127.21 — 123.06

V — 168.03 — 164.07

IV — 168.35 — 164.07

40%III — 168.67 — 164.07

II — 168.98 — 164.07

I — 169.30 — 164.07

WOI — 169.62 — 164.07

V — 210.04 — 205.09

IV — 210.44 — 205.09

50%III — 210.84 — 205.09

II — 211.22 — 205.09

I — 211.62 — 205.09

WOI — 212.02 — 205.09

OLDNEW

%CLASSRATERATE

P.F.P.F.

V — 252.05 — 246.11

IV — 252.53 — 246.11

60%III — 253.01 — 246.11

II — 253.46 — 246.11

I — 253.95 — 246.11

WOI — 254.43 — 246.11

V — 294.06 — 287.13

IV — 294.62 — 287.13

70%III — 295.18 — 287.13

II — 295.71 — 287.13

I — 296.27 — 287.13

WOI — 296.83 — 287.13

V — 336.06 — 328.15

IV — 336.71 — 328.15

80%III — 337.35 — 328.15

II — 337.95 — 328.15

I — 338.59 — 328.15

WOI — 339.24 — 328.15

V — 378.07 — 369.17

IV — 378.79 — 369.17

90%III — 379.52 — 369.17

II — 380.20 — 369.17

I — 380.92 — 369.17

WOI — 381.59 — 369.17

V — 420.08 — 410.18

IV — 420.88 — 410.18

100%III — 421.68 — 410.18

II — 422.44 — 410.18

I — 423.24 — 410.18

WOI — 424.04 — 410.18

OFFICER - DISABILITY PENSION - EFFECTIVE 28-Oct-93

Exchange Rate $A 2.11OLDNEW

%RANKRATERATE

P.F.P.F.

1 Midshipman or Comm Off Navy — 85.36 — 82.06

2 Lt. Army — 85.90 — 82.06

20%3 Capt. Army — 86.45 — 82.06

4 Major Army — 86.99 — 82.06

5 Lt. Col Army — 87.53 — 82.06

1 Midshipman or Comm Off Navy — 128.09 — 123.18

2 Lt. Army — 128.90 — 123.18

30%3 Capt. Army — 129.72 — 123.18

4 Major Army — 130.53 — 123.18

5 Lt. Col Armv — 131.35 — 123.18

1 Midshipman or Comm Off Navy — 170.72 — 164.21

2 Lt. Army — 171.81 — 164.21

40%3 Capt. Army — 172.89 — 164.21

4 Major Army — 173.98 — 164.21

5 Lt. Col Army — 175.07 — 164.21

1 Midshipman/Comm Off Navy — 213.45 — 205.24

2 Lt. Army — 214.81 — 205.24

50%3 Capt. Army — 216.16 — 205.24

4 Major Army — 217.52 — 205.24

5 Lt. Col Army — 218.88 — 205.24

1 Midshipman/Comm Off Navy — 256.08 — 246.27

2 Lt. Army — 257.71 — 246.27

60%3 Capt. Army — 259.34 — 246.27

4 Major Army — 260.97 — 246.27

5 Lt. Col Army — 262.60 — 246.27

1 Midshipman or Comm Off Navy — 298.81 — 287.31

2 Lt. Army — 300.71 — 287.31

70%3 Capt. Army — 302.61 — 287.31

4 Major Army — 304.51 — 287.31

5 Lt. Col Army — 306.41 — 287.31

1 Midshipman or Comm Off Navy — 341.44 — 328.42

2 Lt. Army — 343.62 — 328.42

80%3 Capt. Army — 345.79 — 328.42

4 Major Army — 347.96 — 328.42

5 Lt. Col Army — 350.13 — 328.42

1 Midshipman or Comm Off Navy — 384.17 — 369.45

2 Lt. Army — 386.61 — 369.45

90%3 Capt. Army — 389.06 — 369.45

4 Major Army — 391.50 — 369.45

5 Lt. Col Army — 393.95 — 369.45

1 Midshipman or Comm Off Navy — 426.80 — 410.48

2 Lt. Army — 429.52 — 410.48

100%3 Capt. Army — 432.24 — 410.48

4 Major Army — 434.95 — 410.48

5 Lt. Col Army — 437.67 — 410.48

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%84.82 — 82.06

30%127 27 — 123.18

40%169.64 — 164.21

50%212.09 — 205.24

60%254 45 — 246.27

70%296.91 — 287.31

80%339.27 — 328.42

90%381.73 — 369.45

100%424.09 — 410.48

SUPPLEMENTARY ALLOWANCES

OFFICERS and OTHER RANKS - DISABLEMENT

EXCHANGE RATE A$2.11

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

UNEMPLOYABILITY SUPP.OFFICERSOTHER RANKS

OLD RATE NEW RATE OLD RATENEW RATE

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

Personal Allowance — 27 l 38 — 251.45 — 27l.40 — 251.30

Wife or Adult dependant — 153.61 — 142.28 — 153.64 — 142.21

1st eligible child — 45.98 — 41.36 — 46.02 — 41.36

2nd & subsequent child — 51.23 — 46.21 — 51.21 — 46.21

CONSTANT ATTENDANT — OFFICERS — OTHER RANKS

ALLOWANCE — OLD RATE — NEW RATE — OLD RATE — NEW RATE

P.F — P.F.P.F.P.F.

1.Up to half-day attendance — 83.55 — 77.53 — 83.54 — 77.44

2.Full day attendance - Basic — 167.10 — 154.98 — 167.08 — 154.88

Intermediate — 250.65 — 232.52 — 250.64 — 232.32

Exceptional — 334.20 — 309.97 — 334.18 — 309.74

COMFORTS ALLOWANCEOFFICERSOTHER RANKS

OLD RATENEW RATEOLD RATENEW RATE

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

Higher Rate — 7l.78 — 66.28 — 7l.74 — 66.25

Lower Rate — 35.85 — 33.18 — 35.87 — 33.13

CLOTHING ALLOWANCEOFFICERSOTHER RANKS

OLD RATENEW RATEOLD RATENEW RATE

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

Higher Rate — 283.20 — 261.64 — 283.20 — 261.64

Lower Rate — 179.36 — 166.69 — 179.36 — 166.69

INVALIDITYALLOWANCEOFFICERSOTHER RANKS

OLD RATENEW RATEOLD RATENEW RATE

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

Age on)<40 yrs — 54.49 — 50.50 — 54.52 — 50.43

Qualifying)>40 but < 50 yrs — 33.95 — 31.64 — 33.98 — 31.65

Date)> 50 yrs — 17.02 — 15.86 — 16.99 — 15.83

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 — 29.51 — 27.44 — 29.50 — 27.43

b. > 50% but not > 70%45.53 — 42.25 — 45.55 — 42.20

c. > 70% but not > 90%65.17 — 60.37 — 65.14 — 60.35

d. over 90%91.06 — 84.49 — 91.10 — 84.40

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.

126.46 — 117.19 — 126.50 — 117.11

AGE ALLOWANCEOFF ICERSOTHER RANKS

OLD RATENEW RATEOLD RATENEW RATE

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

Widows - Age 65 but under — 70 38.02 — 35.29 — 38.00 — 35.24

Age 70 and over — 73.41 — 67.98 — 73.40 — 67.94

Age 80 and over — 108.99 — 101.16 — 109.03 — 101.07

OTHER RANKS

DEPENDANTS OF DECEASED MEMBERS

EXCHANGE RATE A$2.11

Effective 28-Oct-93

WIDOWS ** HIGHER RATE **OLD RATENEW RATE

P.F.P.F.

CLASS V — 332.05 — 307.64

IV — 332.29 — 308.69

III — 332.52 — 308.69

II — 332.76 — 308.69

I — 333.00 — 308.69

WO1 — 333.23 — 308.69

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 — 217.97 — 201.88

CHILDREN OF WIDOW OR REMARRIED OLD RATENEW RATE

WIDOWP.F.P.F.

1st ELIGIBLE CHILD — 64.90 — 58.45

2nd and SUBSEQUENT CHILD — 70.09 — 63.30

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

CHILDREN

< 15 - 1st CHILD - ORPHAN or MOTHERLESS — 72.22 — 65.20

< 15 - 2nd and SUBSEQUENT ORPHANS — 77.41 — 70.05

< 15- 2nd and SUBSEQUENT MOTHERLESS
CHILDREN — 77.41 — 70.05

> 15 - 1st CHILD - ORPHAN or MOTHERLESS — 72.22 — 65.20

> 15 - 2nd and SUBSEQUENT ORPHANS — 77.41 — 70.05

> 15 - 2nd and SUBSEQUENT MOTHERLESS

CHILDREN — 77.41 — 70.05

INFIRM & > 18 - 1st CHILD - ORPHAN or

MOTHERLESS — 255 59 — 236.74

INFIRM & > 18 - 2st and SUBSEQUENT -

ORPHANS — 255.59 — 236.74

INFIRM & > 18 - 2st and SUBSEQUENT -

MOTHERLESS CHILDREN — 255.59 — 236.74

OFFICERS

DEPENDANTS OF DECEASED MEMBERS

EXCHANGE RATE A$2.11

Effective 28-Oct-93

WIDOWS - BOTH WARS - HIGHER RATE OLD RATENEW RATE

P.FP.F.

MIDSHIPMAN OR COMM. OFFICER -

NAVY-335.20 — 310.70

LT. - ARMY -; SUB. LT. - NAVY -; F/O,P/O -

RAF -337.46 — 312.72

CAPT. - ARMY -; LT. - NAVY -; FLT. LT. -

RAF — 338.82 — 313.93

MAJOR - ARMY -; LT. CMDR. - NAVY -;

SQD. LDR. - RAF — 340.18 — 315.15

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

P.F.P.F.

Special award for Widows whose husbands

completed service on or before 31 March 1973.218.11 — 202.02

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

P.F.P.F.

CHILDREN OF WIDOW OR REMARRIED

WIDOW

1st ELIGIBLE CHILD — 64.90 — 58.45

2nd and SUBSEQUENT CHILD — 70.09 — 63.30

OTHER COMMISSIONED OFFICEROLD RATENEW RATE

P.F.P.F.

CHILDREN OF WIDOW OR REMARRIED

WIDOW

1st ELIGIBLE CHILD — 64.90 — 58.45

2nd and SUBSEQUENT CHILD — 70.09 — 63.30

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

P.F.P.F.

TOTAL ORPHANS and MOTHERLESS

CHILDREN

< 15 - 1st CHILD — 72.22 — 65.20

> 15 - 1st CHILD — 72.22 — 65.20

INFIRM & > 18 - 1st CHILD — 255.59 — 236.74

< 15 - 2nd and SUBSEQUENT ORPHANS — 77.41 — 70.05

> 15 - 2nd and SUBSEQUENT ORPHANS — 77.41 — 70.05

INFIRM & > 18 - 2st and SUBSEQUENT

ORPHANS — 255.59 — 236.74

OTHER COMMISSIONED OFFICEROLD RATENEW RATE

P.F.P.F.

TOTAL ORPHANS and MOTHERLESS CHILDREN

< 15 - 1st CHILD — 72.22 — 65.20

> 15 - 1st CHILD — 72.22 — 65.20

INFIRM & > 18 - 1st CHILD — 255.59 — 236.74

< 15 - 2nd and SUBSEQUENT ORPHANS — 77.41 — 70.05

> 15 - 2nd and SUBSEQUENT ORPHANS — 77.41 — 70.05

INFIRM & > 18 - 2st and SUBSEQUENT

ORPHANS — 255.59 — 236.74