Disability Pension Allowances

01/01/2011

20/03/2011

01/01/2011

20/03/2011

Clothing allowance

Fortnightly

Low rate

$5.60

$5.60

$0.00

Mid rate

$8.20

$8.20

$0.00

High rate

$12.10

$12.10

$0.00

Double rate

$17.70

$17.70

$0.00

Attendant allowance

Low rate

$144.40

$144.40

$0.00

High rate

$289.20

$289.20

$0.00

Recreation transport allowance

Low rate

$38.50

$38.50

$0.00

High rate

$77.20

$77.20

$0.00

One off

Funeral benefit (one off)

N/A

N/A

N/A

$2,000.00

$2,000.00

$0.00

Decoration allowance

$2.10

$2.10

$0.00

Annual

VC allowance

N/A

N/A

N/A

$3,848.00

$3,848.00

$0.00

Vehicle allowance

$77.20

$77.20

$0.00

AMS allowances

Standard rate

$716.10

$729.30

$13.20

Married rate

$539.80

$549.70

$9.90

Indexation factor

Part IV indexation factor

N/A

N/A

N/A

1.015

1.011

N/A

Old rate

New Rate

Difference

01/01/2011

20/03/2011

Advance payments

Lump sum

Lump sum

Minimum advance, single

$342.55

$348.95

$6.40

Maximum advance, single

$1,027.65

$1,046.85

$19.20

Minimum advance, partnered (each)

$258.20

$263.00

$4.80

Maximum advance, partnered (each)

$774.60

$789.00

$14.40

Repayments

Fortnightly

Minimum repayment single

$26.35

$26.84

$0.49

Maximum repayment single

$79.05

$80.53

$1.48

Minimum repayment partnered (each)

$19.86

$20.23

$0.37

Maximum repayment partnered (each)

$59.58

$60.69

$1.11

Old rate

New Rate

Difference