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Items that are non-indexed
A number of VEA payments, limits and rates that are not subject to indexation. These include:
- energy supplements,
- without adequate means of support pension allowances,
- defence force income support allowance (DFISA)(ceased 1 January 2022),
- funeral benefits,
- decoration allowance,
- remote area allowance,
- education entry payment,
- additional income free area for children,
- allowable gifting limit,
- deeming interest rate, and
- taper rates under the income and assets tests.
Items that are derived from indexed amounts
There a number of payments, limits and thresholds that are not indexed themselves but are derived from other amounts that are indexed. These include:
- income at which service pension ceases,
- assets at which service pension ceases,
- income at which eligibility for treatment ceases,
- assets at which eligibility for treatment ceases,
- adjusted income before income support supplement (ISS) reduces,
- adjusted income at which ISS ceases,
- assets at which ISS reduces,
- assets at which ISS ceases,
- maximum pension bonus,
- minimum rent to be paid maximum rent assistance.