Last amended: 16 July 2012
Full and pro-rata amounts
The full amount of the clean energy advance (CEA) is paid to a person if their CEA start date is on or before the first day of the relevant clean energy advance period (CEAP). A pro-rata CEA is paid in all other cases.
Eligibility for Clean Energy Advance
Payment dates
Eligible recipients are paid their CEA as soon as practicable after the date they become eligible. The first payment date is 14 June 2012.
Amount of Clean Energy Advance
The following tables show the full amounts of CEA payable for the CEAP starting on 1 July 2012.
The full amounts for the second CEA for VCES and MRCAETS recipients in July 2013 will be announced closer to the payment date. Pro-rata amounts are calculated on an individual basis using the relevant clean energy advance daily rate.
Calculation of Clean Energy Advance
|
Type of payment |
Clean Energy Advance (1 July 2012 – 19 March 2013) |
Clean Energy Advance daily rate |
|
Service and age pension (single) |
$250.00 |
$0.9286 |
|
Service and age pension (partnered - each) |
$190.00 |
$0.7000 |
|
War widows/widowers |
$250.00 |
$0.9429 |
|
10% - 100% disability pension |
$140.00 |
$0.5143 |
|
Extreme Disablement Adjustment rate |
$210.00 |
$0.7857 |
|
Intermediate rate |
$260.00 |
$0.9643 |
|
Special rate |
$380.00 |
$1.4143 |
|
MRCA Special Rate Disability Pension |
$380.00 |
$1.4143 |
|
MRCA wholly dependent partners |
$250.00 |
$0.9429 |
|
Seniors supplement (single) |
$250.00 |
$0.9286 |
|
Seniors supplement (partnered – each) |
$190.00 |
$0.7000 |
|
Type of payment |
Clean Energy Advance (1 July 2012 – 30 June 2013) |
Clean Energy Advance daily rate |
|
MRCA permanent impairment payments |
$190.00 |
$0.5143 |
|
Secondary student, living at home |
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|
VCES and MRCAETS (under 16 years old) |
$30.00 |
$0.0714 |
|
VCES and MRCAETS (16-17 years old) |
$110.00 |
$0.2786 |
|
VCES and MRCAETS (18 years or older) |
$130.00 |
$0.3357 |
|
Secondary student, living away from home |
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|
VCES and MRCAETS (under 16 years old) |
$160.00 |
$0.4214 |
|
VCES and MRCAETS (16-17 years old) |
$190.00 |
$0.5000 |
|
VCES and MRCAETS (18 years or older) |
$190.00 |
$0.5000 |
|
Secondary student, homeless |
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|
VCES and MRCAETS (under 16 years old) |
$190.00 |
$0.5000 |
|
VCES and MRCAETS (16-17 years old) |
$190.00 |
$0.5000 |
|
VCES and MRCAETS (18 years or older) |
$190.00 |
$0.5000 |
|
Tertiary student, living at home |
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|
VCES and MRCAETS (16-17 years old) |
$110.00 |
$0.2786 |
|
VCES and MRCAETS (18 years or older) |
$130.00 |
$0.3357 |
|
Tertiary student, living away from home |
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|
VCES and MRCAETS (16-17 years old) |
$190.00 |
$0.5000 |
|
VCES and MRCAETS (18 years or older) |
$190.00 |
$0.5000 |
|
Student, double orphan |
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|
VCES (under 16 years old) |
$110.00 |
$0.2857 |
|
VCES (16-20 years old) |
$190.00 |
$0.5000 |
|
VCES (21 years or older) |
$230.00 |
$0.6071 |