Income support payment rates 20 September 2014

Old rate

New Rate

Difference

01/07/2014

20/09/2014

Income support payment rates

Service pension, non-transitional

Single

Fortnightly

Maximum basic rate

$766.00

$776.70

$10.70

Total pension supplement

$62.90

$63.50

$0.60

     Basic pension supplement

$21.90

$22.10

$0.20

     Minimum pension supplement

$33.70

$34.10

$0.40

     Remaining pension supplement

$7.30

$7.30

$0.00

Energy supplement

$13.90

$14.10

$0.20

Total service pension

$842.80

$854.30

$11.50

Fortnightly

Tax exempt pension supplement

$41.00

$41.40

$0.40

Pension supplement component for pension bonus

$21.90

$22.10

$0.20

Partnered (each)

Fortnightly

Maximum basic rate

$577.40

$585.50

$8.10

Total pension supplement

$47.40

$47.90

$0.50

     Basic pension supplement

$18.20

$18.40

$0.20

     Minimum pension supplement

$25.40

$25.70

$0.30

     Remaining pension supplement

$3.80

$3.80

$0.00

Energy supplement

$10.50

$10.60

$0.10

Total service pension

$635.30

$644.00

$8.70

Fortnightly

Tax exempt pension supplement

$29.20

$29.50

$0.30

Pension supplement component for pension bonus

$18.20

$18.40

$0.20

Service pension, transitional

Single

Fortnightly

Basic pension supplement

$641.90

$648.30

$6.40

Minimum pension supplement

$33.70

$34.10

$0.40

Remaining pension supplement

$24.20

$24.40

$0.20

Energy supplement

$13.90

$14.10

$0.20

Total service pension

$713.70

$720.90

$7.20

Fortnightly

Tax exempt pension supplement

$57.90

$58.50

$0.60

Pension supplement component for pension bonus

$21.90

$22.10

$0.20

Partnered (each)

Fortnightly

Basic pension supplement

$536.30

$541.70

$5.40

Minimum pension supplement

$25.40

$25.70

$0.30

Remaining pension supplement

$3.40

$3.40

$0.00

Energy supplement

$10.50

$10.60

$0.10

Total service pension

$575.60

$581.40

$5.80

Fortnightly

Tax exempt pension supplement

$28.80

$29.10

$0.30

Pension supplement component for pension bonus

$18.20

$18.40

$0.20

Income support supplement

Fortnightly

Ceiling rate

$252.40

$256.00

$3.60

Minimum payment amount (single)

$33.70

$34.10

$0.40

Minimum payment amount (partnered)

$25.40

$25.70

$0.30

Tax exempt amount (single)

$33.70

$34.10

$0.40

Tax exempt amount (partnered)

$25.40

$25.70

$0.30

Rent assistance

No children

Fortnightly

Single rate, including illness separated and respite care

$126.40

$127.60

$1.20

Partnered (combined)

$118.80

$120.00

$1.20

SSA Age Pensioner, shared accommodation

$84.27

$85.07

$0.80

Rent assistance threshold

No children

Fortnightly

Single rate, including illness separated and respite care

$112.00

$113.20

$1.20

Partnered (combined)

$182.40

$184.20

$1.80

Remote area allowance

Fortnightly

Single rate, including illness separated, respite care, and partnered where the partner does not receive RAA

$18.20

$18.20

$0.00

Partnered (combined) (both receiving RAA)

$15.60

$15.60

$0.00

Child

$7.30

$7.30

$0.00

Maximum pension bonus

Single

Lump sum

1 bonus period

$1,925.60

$1,952.30

$26.70

2 bonus periods

$7,702.50

$7,809.10

$106.60

3 bonus periods

$17,330.60

$17,570.40

$239.80

4 bonus periods

$30,810.00

$31,236.30

$426.30

5 bonus periods

$48,140.70

$48,806.70

$666.00

Partnered

Lump sum

1 bonus period

$1,455.60

$1,475.90

$20.30

2 bonus periods

$5,822.60

$5,903.70

$81.10

3 bonus periods

$13,100.80

$13,283.40

$182.60

4 bonus periods

$23,290.30

$23,614.90

$324.60

5 bonus periods

$36,391.20

$36,898.30

$507.10

Advance payments

Lump sum

Lump sum

Minimum advance, single

$397.60

$403.05

$5.45

Maximum advance, single

$1,192.80

$1,209.15

$16.35

Minimum advance, partnered (each)

$299.70

$303.85

$4.15

Maximum advance, partnered (each)

$899.10

$911.55

$12.45

Repayments

Fortnightly

Minimum repayment single

$30.58

$31.00

$0.42

Maximum repayment single

$91.75

$93.01

$1.26

Minimum repayment partnered (each)

$23.05

$23.37

$0.32

Maximum repayment partnered (each)

$69.16

$70.12

$0.96

Seniors supplement

Single

Lump sum

Annual

$1,237.60

$1,253.20

$15.60

Seniors supplement

$876.20

$886.60

$10.40

Energy supplement

$361.40

$366.60

$5.20

Quarter ending 19/12/2014 - paid on 22/12/2014

N/A

$313.30

N/A

Seniors supplement

N/A

$221.65

N/A

Energy supplement

N/A

$91.65

N/A

Quarter ending 19/9/2014 - paid on 2/10/2014

$312.80

N/A

N/A

Seniors supplement

$221.46

N/A

N/A

Energy supplement

$91.34

N/A

N/A

Partnered

Lump sum

Annual

$933.40

$943.80

$10.40

Seniors supplement

$660.40

$668.20

$7.80

Energy supplement

$273.00

$275.60

$2.60

Quarter ending 19/12/2014 - paid on 22/12/2014

N/A

$235.95

N/A

Seniors supplement

N/A

$167.05

N/A

Energy supplement

N/A

$68.90

N/A

Quarter ending 19/9/2014 - paid on 2/10/2014

$235.91

N/A

N/A

Seniors supplement

$166.91

N/A

N/A

Energy supplement

$69.00

N/A

N/A

Education Entry Payment

Lump sum

Education Entry Payment

$208.00

$208.00

$0.00

Crisis payment

Per Event

Single rate, including illness separated and respite care

$421.40

$427.15

$5.75

Partnered (each)

$317.65

$322.00

$4.35

Dependent child add-on

Fortnightly

Child 12 or younger

$120.12

$120.12

$0.00

Child 13 - 15 years old

$173.32

$173.32

$0.00

Guardian allowance

Fortnightly

Guardian allowance

$58.80

$58.80

$0.00