Disability Pension
Fortnightly rates - effective payday 15 January 2009 – date of effect 1 January 2009.
Disability pension
Type |
Old rate |
New rate |
Spouse rate |
Child rate |
|
Special rate |
$997.80 |
$997.80 |
$8.42 |
$2.86 |
|
Intermediate rate |
$677.00 |
$677.00 |
$8.42 |
$2.86 |
|
EDA |
$550.70 |
$550.70 |
|
|
|
General rate 100% |
$354.50 |
$354.50 |
$8.42 |
$2.86 |
|
95% |
$336.78 |
$336.78 |
$8.00 |
$2.72 |
|
90% |
$319.05 |
$319.05 |
$7.58 |
$2.57 |
|
85% |
301.33 |
301.33 |
$7.16 |
$2.43 |
|
80% |
283.60 |
283.60 |
$6.74 |
$2.29 |
|
75% |
265.88 |
265.88 |
$6.32 |
$2.15 |
|
70% |
248.15 |
248.15 |
$5.89 |
$2.00 |
|
65% |
230.43 |
230.43 |
$5.47 |
$1.86 |
|
60% |
212.70 |
212.70 |
$5.05 |
$1.72 |
|
55% |
194.98 |
194.98 |
$4.63 |
$1.57 |
|
50% |
177.25 |
177.25 |
$4.21 |
$1.43 |
|
45% |
159.53 |
159.53 |
$3.79 |
$1.29 |
|
40% |
141.80 |
141.80 |
$3.37 |
$1.14 |
|
35% |
124.08 |
124.08 |
$2.95 |
$1.00 |
|
30% |
106.35 |
106.35 |
$2.53 |
$0.86 |
|
25% |
88.63 |
88.63 |
$2.11 |
$0.72 |
|
20% |
70.90 |
70.90 |
$1.68 |
$0.57 |
|
15% |
53.18 |
53.18 |
$1.26 |
$0.43 |
|
10% |
35.45 |
35.45 |
$0.84 |
$0.29 |
War / Defence widow(er)'s pension
|
|
Old rate |
New rate |
|
Indexed |
$579.40 |
$579.40 |
|
Supplement |
$19.30 |
$19.30 |
|
Total payment |
$598.70 |
$598.70 |
Orphan's pension
|
|
Old rate |
New rate |
|
Single |
$80.80 |
$84.40 |
|
Double |
$161.50 |
$168.80 |
Specific disability amounts
Item Numbers |
Old rate |
New rate |
|
1 – 6 |
$552.70 |
$552.70 |
|
7 |
$184.30 |
$184.30 |
|
8 |
$124.40 |
$124.40 |
|
9 |
$106.60 |
$106.60 |
|
10 |
$106.60 |
$106.60 |
|
11 |
$53.40 |
$53.40 |
|
12 |
$27.80 |
$27.80 |
|
13 |
$53.40 |
$53.40 |
|
14 |
$27.80 |
$27.80 |
|
15 |
$41.30 |
$41.30 |
Part IV indexation factor 1.028
Date of effect 20/09/2008
Source URL: https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-reference-library/payment-rates/historical-payment-rates/pre-2011/vea-rates-history/2009/january-2009/disability-pension