Disability Pension - VCES, Frozen And Miscellaneous Rates
Frozen and miscellaneous rates – effective pay day 24/09/2009 unless otherwise specified.
Fortnightly rates - effective payday 24/09/2009
Education allowance
|
Old rate |
New rate |
VCES – primary students |
$223.70 |
$223.70 |
VCES – secondary students |
Old rate |
New rate |
Under 16 & living at home (group A) |
$46.00 |
$46.00 |
16-17 & living at home (group B) |
$203.30 |
$203.30 |
18+ & living at home (group C) |
$244.40 |
$244.40 |
Under 16 & living away |
$348.46 |
$348.46 |
16-17 & living away |
$371.40 |
$371.40 |
18+ & living away |
$371.40 |
$371.40 |
Under 16 & homeless |
$371.40 |
$371.40 |
16-17 & homeless |
$371.40 |
$371.40 |
18+ & homeless |
$371.40 |
$371.40 |
VCES – tertiary students |
Old rate |
New rate |
16-17 & living at home |
$203.30 |
$203.30 |
16-17 & living away |
$371.40 |
$371.40 |
18+ & living at home |
$244.40 |
$244.40 |
18+ & living away |
$371.40 |
$371.40 |
VCES – double orphans, |
Old rate |
New rate |
Under 16 years |
$206.40 |
$206.40 |
16-20 years |
$371.40 |
$371.40 |
21 years & over |
$451.10 |
$451.10 |
Maintenance income free area
Date of effect 01/07/2009
|
Old rate |
New rate |
Claimant & one child, p.a. |
$1,335.90 |
$1,335.90 |
Partnered, one child each, |
$2,671.80 |
$2,671.80 |
Partnered, one child, |
$1,335.90 |
$1,335.90 |
For each additional child, p.a. |
$445.30 |
$445.30 |
Without adequate means of support (AMS)
Note: The frozen rate of AMS actually in payment may be less than or equal to the maximum rate quoted.
Effective 13/07/2000
AMS – 1st schedule payments |
Old rate |
New rate |
Widowed mother |
$17.68 |
$17.68 |
Other mother widow/mother/father |
$17.68 |
$17.68 |
Other mother/father |
$10.92 |
$10.92 |
Section 39(4) child |
$17.68 |
$17.68 |
Dependants of 2 deceased vets |
$43.68 |
$43.68 |
AMS – 3rd schedule payments |
Old rate |
New rate |
Other mother/father |
$4.16 |
$4.16 |
Living allowance Reg 3(5) Reg 176 |
$4.99 |
$4.99 |
All other deceased cases |
$199.68 |
$199.68 |
AMS – Misc incapacity cases |
Old rate |
New rate |
Parents and others |
$8.42 |
$8.42 |
Other except 39(4) |
$21.84 |
$21.84 |
Sec 39(4) child |
$35.36 |
$35.36 |
AMS Allowances - Regs 32, 34, 34AA |
Old rate |
New rate |
Standard rate |
$569.80 |
$671.90 |
Married rate |
$475.90 |
$506.50 |
Miscellaneous payments
|
Old rate |
New rate |
Funeral benefit |
$2,000.00 |
$2,000.00 |
Decoration allowance |
$2.10 |
$2.10 |
Victoria Cross allowance |
$3,676.00 |
$3,732.00 |
Vehicle allowance |
$1,918.80 |
$1,947.40 |
Education entry payment |
$208.00 |
$208.00 |
Source URL: https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-reference-library/payment-rates/historical-payment-rates/pre-2011/vea-rates-history/2009/september-2009/disability-pension-vces-frozen-and-miscellaneous-rates