Service & Disability Pension Allowance Rates

ALLOWANCES EFFECTIVE PAYDAY 6 January 2005

Remote Area Allowance

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

Not a Member of a Couple

$18.20

$18.20

Partnered - Each

$15.60

$15.60

Spouse, Widow/er

$18.20

$18.20

Each Child

$7.30

$7.30

Telephone Allowance (Paid Quarterly)

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

Base Rate

$19.80

$19.80

1/2 Base Rate

$9.90

$9.90

World War One Rate

$80.85

$80.85

Deeming rates

(effective 20 March 2004)

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

Up to Threshold

3.00%

3.00%

Above Threshold

5.00%

5.00%

Deeming Thresholds

(effective 1 July 2004)

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

Not a Member of a Couple

$36,400

$36,400

Partnered - Combined

$60,600

$60,600

Service Pension Taper - (effective 01/07/2000)

40 cents in the dollar

Pharmaceutical Allowance (effective 1 January 2001)

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

Not a Member of a Couple

$5.80

$5.80

Partnered - Each

$2.90

$2.90

Illness Separated - Each

$5.80

$5.80

Widow's rate

$5.80

$5.80

Orphan's rate

$5.80

$5.80

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

Patient Contribution Rate

$385.56

$385.56

Income Limits for Student Child and Earnings Limit for an Employed Child

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

Student Child (16-22 years)

$8,135.85

$8,339.25

Employed Child (under 16 years)

$7,719.40

$7,911.80

Clothing Allowance

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

High rate

$10.10

$10.10

Mid rate

$6.90

$6.90

Low rate

$4.70

$4.70

Attendant Allowance

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

High rate

$243.00

$243.00

Low rate

$121.40

$121.40

Recreation Transport Allowance

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

High rate

$64.80

$64.80

Low rate

$32.30

$32.30