DATE OF ISSUE: 22 NOVEMBER 1993
EXCHANGE RATE ADJUSTMENTS TO BRITISH DISABILITY PENSIONS PAID IN AUSTRALIA
INTRODUCTION
1.Advice has been received from the British Department of Social Security (BDSS) to the effect that the exchange rate to be used for payment of the British component of Disability Pensions in Australia has been reviewed.
2.The new rate is to be put into effect on payday 20 January 1994. The exchange rate will vary from $A2.11 to $A2.27 to one Pound Sterling (British pension rates charts are at Attachment A). The variation applies to the Hong Kong cases and to the EATS and Composite cases.
3.There will be no cases processed automatically. All cases will be listed for manual examination.
SERVICE PENSION CASES
4.A report will be produced of Service Pension cases with British Pension in payment to enable update of the DP amount for Service Pension assessment purposes.
5.Action schedules of cases requiring manual examination and variation by examiners will be produced, on 5 January in groups made up of the following:
Group Content Group Reference
Composite cases — 100 (with or without SP)
EATS cases — 200 (with or without SP)
Other overseas pensions — 300 (which may be affected).
Group 300 is to be processed via the PMF update transactions.
Groups 100 and 200 are to be processed via PIPS.
PUNCHING OF TRANSACTIONS FROM "ACTION" SCHEDULES EATS AND COMPOSITE CASES
Pay Period Codes
6.Pay period 41 (effective date 20 January, 1994) should be entered. The day within the pay period field may be left blank.
Keyfast Batch Description
7.The manual transactions for EATS and Composite cases should be punched using keyfast batch description $ PENSIO by cutoff for payday 20 January, 1994.
CONTROL CARDS
8.The parameter cards for the computer runs are at Attachment B. Would you please check the parameter cards to ensure that they are correct before processing commences. Any changes should be reported to Simone Cantrill on (06) 289 6037 so that the appropriate amendments can be made. The computer processing will be performed by SM&P. A listing of all relevant cases will be forwarded to Benefits System Support Officers by COB 6 January 1993.
CASES WITH SERVICE PENSION AND/OR AN AUSTRALIAN DP COMPONENT TO BE PROCESSED VIA PIPS (Groups 100,200)
9.For all cases involving EATS, Composite or Service Pension, whether automatic or manual method of assessment, the new rate of British pension must be updated on the Client Data Base (CDB) via PIPS. Due to the change in the British rate, these cases will be "MS" and determined by the delegate, or through manual authority on PIPS only.
10.It will not be necessary to prepare a D408, or equivalent in these cases; the schedule produced for dual SP/EATS/COMP cases to record the changes to the PMF may be used as an authority provided each record on that schedule is endorsed with the consecutive number automatically produced by PIPS and is signed by the delegate determining the case prior to transmission to Pension Payments. All such cases can be identified from the manual schedules listed by the ALO2, ALO3 runs (i.e. group 100, 200) and the new British rates should be deducted from the examiners' entries on those schedules.
NOTE: All entries on these schedules must be in Australian dollars.
ADVICES
11.The Advices System will generate an advice in cases where a payment variation is made. Examiners should action cases in the following manner:
Continuation Cases
12.Unless the total payment varies, the PIPS Advices screen should be accessed and production of an automatic advice suppressed. The Advice Indicator on the Action Schedule should be set to "Z".
Variation Cases
13.Where a variation in total payments results the PIPS Advice screen should be accessed and the Suppress Income/Asset List Indicator set to "Y". This will result in production of a variation advice with no income and asset details. The Advice Indicator on the Action Schedule should be set to "Y".
CONTACT OFFICERS
15.The contact officer for this exercise is:
Simone Cantrill (06) 289 6037 (Business Hours)
MURRAY HARRISON
ASSISTANT SECRETARY
PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
THIS ATTACHMENT HAS BEEN REKEYED TO ENABLE IT TO BE INCLUDED ON 'THE GENERAL'
ATTACHMENT A
BRITISH PENSION
RATES CHARTS
EXCHANGE RATE FROM A $2.11 TO A$2.27
OTHER RANKS - DISABILITY PENSION-EFFECTIVE 20-Jan-94
OLDNEW
CLASS%RATERATE
V,IV,III,II,I,WO1P.F.P.F.
20%82.04 — 88.26
30%123.06 — 132.39
40%164/07 — 176.52
50%205.09 — 220.64
60%246.11 — 264.77
70%287.13 — 308.90
80%328.15 — 353.03
90%369.17 — 397.16
100%410.18 — 441.29
OFFICER - DISABILITY PENSION - EFFECTIVE 28-Oct-93
Exchange Rate $A 2.11
RANK
1 Midshipman or Comm Off Navy
2 Lt. Army
3 Capt. Army — OLD — NEW
4 Major Army — RATE — RATE
5 Lt. Col Army%P.F.P.F.
20%82.06 — 88.29
30%123.18 — 132.52
40%164.21 — 176.66
50%205.24 — 220.81
60%246.27 — 264.95
70%287.31 — 309.09
80%328.42 — 353.32
90%369.45 — 397.47
100%410.48 — 441.61
OFFICERS
SERVICE RETIRED PAY OR SERVICE PENSION - EFFECTIVE 28-Oct-93
EXCHANGE RATE A$2.11
OLD — NEW
RATE — RATE
P.F.P.F.
20%82.06 — 88.29
30%123.18 — 132.52
40%164.21 — 176.66
50%205.24 — 220.81
60%246.27 — 264.95
70%287.31 — 309.09
80%328.42 — 353.32
90%369.45 — 397.47
100%410.48 — 441.61
SUPPLEMENTARY ALLOWANCES
OFFICERS and OTHER RANKS - DISABLEMENT
EXCHANGE RATE A$2.27
Effective 20-Jan-94 Effective 20-Jan-94
UNEMPLOYABILITY SUPP.OFFICERSOTHER RANKS
OLD RATE NEW RATE OLD RATENEW RATE
P.F.P.F.P.F.P.F.
Personal Allowance — 251.45 — 270.52 — 251.30 — 270.36
Wife or Adult dependant — 142.28 — 153.07 — 142.21 — 153.00
1st eligible child — 41.36 — 44/49 — 41.36 — 44.49
2nd & subsequent child — 46.21 — 49.72 — 46.21 — 49.71
CONSTANT ATTENDANTOFFICERSOTHER RANKS
ALLOWANCEOLD RATENEW RATEOLD RATENEW RATE
P.FP.F.P.F.P.F.
1.Up to half-day attendance — 77.53 — 83.41 — 77.44 — 83.31
2.Full day attendance - Basic — 154.98 — 166.74 — 154.88 — 166.62
Intermediate — 232.52 — 250.15 — 232.32 — 249.93
Exceptional — 309.97 — 333.47 — 309.74 — 333.24
COMFORTS ALLOWANCEOFFICERSOTHER RANKS
OLD RATENEW RATEOLD RATENEW RATE
P.F.P.F.P.F.P.F.
Higher Rate — 66.28 — 71.31 — 66.25 — 71.28
Lower Rate — 33.18 — 35.70 — 33.13 — 35.64
CLOTHING ALLOWANCEOFFICERSOTHER RANKS
OLD RATENEW RATEOLD RATENEW RATE
P.A.P.A.P.A.P.A.
Higher Rate — 261.64 — 281.48 — 10.04 — 10.80
Lower Rate — 166.69 — 179.33 — 6.39 — 6.88
INVALIDITYALLOWANCEOFFICERSOTHER RANKS
OLD RATENEW RATEOLD RATENEW RATE
P.F.P.F.P.F.P.F.
Age on)<40 yrs — 50.50 — 54.33 — 50.43 — 54.25
Qualifying) >40 but < 50 yrs — 31.64 — 34.04 — 31.65 — 34.05
Date)> 50 yrs — 15.86 — 17.07 — 15.83 — 17.03
AGE ALLOWANCEOFFICERSOTHER RANKS
When the degree of pensionedOLD RATENEW RATEOLD RATENEW RATE
disablement is:P.F.P.F.P.F.P.F.
a. 40% to 50% - inclusive — 27.44 — 29.52 — 27.43 — 29.51
b. > 50% but not > 70%42.25 — 45.45 — 42.20 — 45.40
c. > 70% but not > 90%60.37 — 64.95 — 60.35 — 64.92
d. over 90%84.49 — 90.90 — 84.40 — 90.80
MISCELLANEOUS
EXCHANGE RATE A$2.11
Effective 28-Oct-93Effective 28-Oct-93
RENTALLOWANCEOFFICERSOTHER RANKS
(Maximum)OLD RATENEW RATEOLD RATENEW RATE
P.F.P.F.P.F.P.F.
117.19 — 126.08 — 117.11 — 125.99
AGE ALLOWANCEOFF ICERSOTHER RANKS
OLD RATENEW RATEOLD RATENEW RATE
P.F.P.F.P.F.P.F.
Widows - Age 65 but under — 35.29 — 37.96 — 35.24 — 37.91
Age 70 and over — 67.98 — 73.14 — 67.94 — 73.09
Age 80 and over — 101.16 — 108.84 — 101.07 — 108.73
OTHER RANKS
DEPENDANTS OF DECEASED MEMBERS
EXCHANGE RATE A$2.27
Effective 20-Jan-94
WIDOWS ** HIGHER RATE **OLD RATENEW RATE
P.F.P.F.
CLASS V307.64 — 330.97
IV,III,II,I,WO1308.69 — 332.10
Lt Comdr, Capt, Major, Sq Ldr — 315.15 — 339.04
Lt,Lt, Capt, Lf Lt — 313.93 — 337.74
Sub Lt, Lt, Fying Off Pilot Off — 312.72 — 336.43
Comms Off — 310.70 — 334.26
WIDOWS ** M.O.D. PAYMENT **OLD RATENEW RATE
P.F.P.F.
Special award for Widows whose husbands
completed serviceon or before 31 March 1973 — 202.02 — 217.34
CHILDREN OF WIDOW OR REMARRIED OLD RATENEW RATE
WIDOWP.F.P.F.
1st ELIGIBLE CHILD — 58.51 — 62.95
2nd and SUBSEQUENT CHILD — 63.37 — 68.17
TOTAL ORPHANS and MOTHERLESS — P.F.P.F.
CHILDREN
TOTALORPHJANS 1st CHILD — 65.23 — 70.18
2nd and SUBSEQUENT ORPHANS — 70.09 — 75.40
INFIRM & > 18-236.89 — 254.85
ATTACHMENT B
CCANTS.X.CNTL
MEMBER AL02
Z1200 — ALL3023802380
Z1100 — ALL3223802380
Z2200 — ALL3323802380
Z2100 — ALL0040014003
Z2200 — ALL0050015004
Z2300 — ALL0057005700