Service Pension Income & Assets Limit

LIMITS EFFECTIVE PAYDAY 13 JANUARY 2000

(Date of Effect 13/01/2000)

Ordinary/Adjusted Income Free Area

Not a Member of a Couple

$102.00

Partnered - Combined

$180.00

Illness Separated - Combined

$180.00

Additional Free Area per Dependent Child

$24.00

Adjusted Income before ISS Reduces

Not a Member of a Couple

$594.80

Partnered - Combined

$923.20

Income at which SP Ceases

Basic Pension*

Max. RA#

Not a Member of a Couple

$845.80

$997.80

Partnered - Combined

$1,414.40

$1,557.60

Illness Separated - Combined

$833.80

$985.80

Ceiling Rate - Veteran Widows

$835.00

$987.00

Ceiling Rate - Partnered

$1,403.60

$1,546.80

*These increase with dependent children and/or rent

#These increase with dependent children

Adjusted Income at which ISS/DSS Age Pension Ceases

Not a Member of a Couple

$835.00

Partnered - Combined

$1,403.60

Adjusted Income is Ordinary Income plus foreign DP and War Widow’s Pension

^Cut-off rates are lower because PA is excluded when paid with DP and WWP

Income at which DVA Treatment Ceases (SP cases)

Partner (combined)

Non-Partnered

No children

$438.40

$251.40

1 child

$490.80

$303.80

2 children

$543.20

$356.20

(Except when the modified rules apply.) For each additional child add $52.40

Seniors Health Card Taxable Income Limit (effective 1 July 1999)

Not a Member of a Couple

$40,000.00

Partnered - Combined

$67,000.00

Illness Separated - Combined

$73,396.00

Assets Value Limit

Low limit

High limit

Not a Member of a Couple

$127,750

$219,250

Partnered - Combined

$181,500

$273,000

Illness Separated - Combined

$181,500

$273,000

Assets before ISS Reduces (No RA in payment)

Low limit

High limit

Not a Member of a Couple

$210,000

$301,500

Partnered - Combined

$305,500

$397,000

Assets at which SP Ceases (No RA in payment)

Low limit

High limit

Not a Member of a Couple

$251,750

$343,250

Partnered - Combined

$387,500

$479,000

Assets at which ISS/DSS Age Pension Ceases (excludes PA)

Low limit

High limit

Not a Member of a Couple

$250,000

$341,500

Partnered - Combined

$385,500

$477,000

Assets at which DVA Treatment SP Ceases

Low limit

High limit

Not a Member of a Couple

$152,750

$244,250

1 child

$157,500

$249,000

2 children

$162,250

$253,750

3 children

$167,000

$258,500

Partnered - Combined

$224,750

$316,250

1 child

$229,500

$321,000

2 children

$234,250

$325,750

3 children

$239,000

$330,500