Service & Disability Pension Allowance Rates

ALLOWANCES EFFECTIVE PAYDAY 05 APRIL 2001

Date of Effect IS ALLOWANCES 20/03/2001, DP ALLOWANCES 22/03/2001

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

$17.20

$17.20

1/2 Base Rate

$8.60

$8.60

World War One Rate

$46.75

$46.75

Deeming rates

(effective 21 March 2000)

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

Up to Threshold

3.50%

3.50%

Above Threshold

5.50%

5.50%

Deeming Thresholds

(effective 1 July 2000)

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

Not a Member of a Couple

$31,600

$31,600

Partnered - Combined

$52,600

$52,600

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

40 cents in the dollar

Pharmaceutical Allowance

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

$322.00

$328.44

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

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

Student Child (16-22 years)

$7,270.00

$7,270.00

Employed Child (under 16 years)

$6,897.80

$6,897.80

Clothing Allowance

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

High rate

$9.00

$9.00

Mid rate

$6.00

$6.00

Low rate

$4.20

$4.20

Attendant Allowance

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

High rate

$215.90

$215.90

Low rate

$107.90

$107.90

Recreation Transport Allowance

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

High rate

$57.50

$57.50

Low rate

$28.80

$28.80