Other income support thresholds and limits
Seniors Health Card Income Limit |
Annual |
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Single rate, including illness separated and respite care |
$50,000.00 |
$50,000.00 |
$0.00 |
Partnered (each) |
$40,000.00 |
$40,000.00 |
$0.00 |
Minimum rent for maximum Rent Assistance (RA) |
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Single, no children |
$275.33 |
$275.33 |
$0.00 |
Partnered, no children |
$334.47 |
$334.47 |
$0.00 |
Primary production attribution threshold |
Limit |
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Primary production attribution threshold (assets) |
$1,109,500.00 |
$1,109,500.00 |
$0.00 |
Primary production attribution threshold (annual income) |
$48,837.00 |
$48,837.00 |
$0.00 |
Exempt funeral investment threshold |
Limit |
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Exempt funeral investment threshold |
$11,750.00 |
$11,750.00 |
$0.00 |
Special disability trust asset limit |
Limit |
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Asset value limit |
$609,500.00 |
$609,500.00 |
$0.00 |
Child income limits |
Limit |
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Child 15 or younger (per week) |
$189.85 |
$194.40 |
$4.55 |
Child 16 or older (per annum) |
$10,406.20 |
$10,655.95 |
$249.75 |
Maintenance income free area |
Annual |
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Amount per person (1 child) |
$1,478.25 |
$1,478.25 |
$0.00 |
Amount per additional child |
$492.75 |
$492.75 |
$0.00 |
Aged care |
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Standard pensioner contribution |
Fortnightly |
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Standard pensioner contribution - general |
$638.82 |
$638.82 |
$0.00 |
Standard pensioner contribution - phased |
$638.82 |
$638.82 |
$0.00 |
Standard pensioner contribution - protected resident |
$582.54 |
$582.54 |
$0.00 |
Standard pensioner contribution - certain pre 2008 reform residents |
$725.34 |
$725.34 |
$0.00 |
Income and Asset limits |
Annual |
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Minimum permissable asset value |
$44,000.00 |
$44,000.00 |
$0.00 |
Partially supported resident |
$113,784.00 |
$113,784.00 |
$0.00 |
Concessional resident |
$44,000.00 |
$44,000.00 |
$0.00 |
Assisted resident |
$70,500.00 |
$70,500.00 |
$0.00 |
Threshold amount |
$6,913.40 |
$6,913.40 |
$0.00 |
Source URL: https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-reference-library/payment-rates/historical-payment-rates/2014/january-2014/other-income-support-thresholds-and-limits