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C11/2003 GENERAL INCREASE TO WAR PENSIONS PAID IN AUSTRALIA

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DATE OF ISSUE:  28 APRIL 2003

GENERAL INCREASE TO WAR PENSIONS PAID IN AUSTRALIA

Advised by:

The War Pension Agency in UK has advised that British War pensions paid in Australia will rise by  1.7%, in line with their Retail Price Index and will come into effect from the payday in the week commencing

7 April 2003.

New Percentage Rate

The National Insurance Benefit will increase by 1.7% in line with their Retail Price Index.

Effective Pay Day

This exercise is a manual process and arrears are to be paid to EATS/Composite cases, so the timetable is at your discretion.  However, the variation should be put into effect on payday  15 May 2003.  In service pension, rent assistance and age pension cases, overpayments should not be raised.

Cases Affected where British Disability Pension is in Payment

These changes will affect the following cases:

  • Composite cases (with or without SP)

  • EATS cases (with or without SP)

  • British DP, SP and RA

  • British DP and AP or ISS

  • Other overseas pensions (that may be affected)

  • Miscellaneous and joint cases

Rates Charts

A selection of rates converted to $A at both old and new rates are attached.

Manual Examination

There will be no cases processed automatically.  All cases will be listed for manual examination.

Changed Arrangements

Since the introduction of IPS extraction of cases can only be obtained through the AD Hoc Inquires System (AIS).  A list of cases has been emailed to all the Income Support Managers and System Support Officers.  There have been occasional problems with the AIS results. If for any reason the list provided appears inconsistent with your expectations please contact the Income Support Officers listed below.

PIPS/PC

For all cases involving EATS, COMPOSITE or SERVICE PENSION, whether automatic or manual method of assessment, the new rate of pension must be updated via PIPS/PC.

Contact Officers

The Income Support contact officers for this exercise will be:

Nasreen Haque (02) 6289 1125

Jeanette Ricketts

Branch Head

INCOME SUPPORT

28 April 2003


Chart 2 other ranks

DISABLED OTHER RANKS - MALE & FEMALE

1939 War  Rates

Assessment

pounds /wk

100

123.90

90

111.51

80

99.12

70

86.73

60

74.34

50

61.95

40

49.56

30

37.17

20

24.78

Chart 1 officers

DISABLED OFFICERS - MALE & FEMALE

pounds yearly

100

6465

90

5819

80

5172

70

4526

60

3879

50

3233

40

2586

30

1940

20

1293

Chart 15

SUPPLEMENTARY ALLOWANCES

Officers

Other Ranks

(yearly)

(weekly)

UNEMPLOYABILITY SUPPLEMENT

old rate

new rate

old rate

new rate

Personal allowance

3927

3994

75.25

76.55

Wife or adult dependent

2215

2252

42.45

43.15

1st eligible child

514

522

9.85

10.00

2nd & subsequent child

603

613

11.55

11.75

INVALIDITY ALLOWANCE

old rate

new rate

old rate

new rate

Age qualifying

1. Under 40

777

791

14.90

15.15

Date

2. Over 40,under 50

496

506

9.50

9.70

3. 50 or over

248

253

4.75

4.85

CONSTANT ATTENDANCE ALLOWANCE

old rate

new rate

old rate

new rate

1. Up to half-day attendance

1200

1221

23.00

23.40

2. Full day attendance

     Basic rate

2400

2442

46.00

46.80

     Intermediate

3600

3663

69.00

70.20

     Exceptional

4801

4884

92.00

93.60

COMFORTS ALLOWANCE

old rate

new rate

old rate

new rate

Higher rate

1028

1044

19.70

20.00

Lower rate

514

522

9.85

10.00

AGE ALLOWANCE

When the degree of pensioned

disablement is

old rate

new rate

old rate

new rate

  a. 40 to 50 per cent

425

433

8.15

8.30

  b. 50 to 70 per cent

655

665

12.55

12.75

  c. 70 to 90 per cent

931

947

17.85

18.15

  d. over 90 per cent

1310

1331

25.10

25.50

Charts 8, 9 & 11

WIDOWS PENSION and ALLOWANCES

OTHER RANKS

Type of Award

Other Ranks

Officers

Class of Award per Week

per year

Widow

WO1

1

2

3

4

5

Higher Rate

93.85

93.85

93.85

93.85

93.85

93.85

Lower Rate

22.50

22.50

22.50

22.50

22.50

22.50

Children of

Widow  1st Child

14.80

772.00

2 nd and sub

16.50

861.00

Total Orphans

1st  Child

16.80

877.00

2 nd and sub

18.45

963.00

infirm 18 +

72.15

3765.00

Age Allowance

Age 65 to 70

10.75

561.00

Age 70 +

20.55

1072.00

Age 80 +

30.55

1594.00

Chart 9 & 11

Other

Officers

M.O.D.

P.W.

P.A.

Special Awards for Widow

whose husband's service

New

60.97

3181.41

ended on or before 31/3/73

Chart 13

WIDOWS CHILDREN, MOTHERLESS & FATHERLESS CHILDREN

Motherless & Fatherless Children

Total Orphan (weekly rate)

child

infirm

allow

under15

15orover

18 or over

officers

rate for 1st

14.80

16.80

16.80

72.15

R.N.;R.M.

child

14.80

16.80

16.80

72.15

officers

rate for 2nd &

16.50

18.45

18.45

72.15

R.N.;R.M.

subsequent child

16.50

18.45

18.45

72.15

other officer

rate for 1st

14.80

16.80

16.80

72.15

ranks

child

14.80

16.80

16.80

72.15

other officer

rate for 2nd &

16.50

18.45

18.45

72.15

ranks

subsequent child

16.50

18.45

18.45

72.15

Chart 9 & 11

MISCELLANEOUS

OTHER

RANKS

OFFICER

RENT ALLOWANCE (MAX)

old

34.80

1816.00

new

35.40

1847.00

Chart 10

WIDOWS' PENSIONS - OFFICERS

BOTH WARS

ROYAL NAVY

ROYAL

ARMY

R.A.F.

HIGH

MARINE

RATE

Old Rate

New Rate

Major

Sq Ldr

4912

4996

Capt.

Fl Lt

4894

4977

Lieut.

FO

4874

4957

Comm Off

4844

4926

Chart 15

CLOTHING ALLOWANCE

OFFICERS & OTHER RANKS

(yearly)

old rate

new rate

Higher rate

157

160

Lower rate

157

160

CURRENT EXCHANGE RATE $A2.75

OTHER RANKS - DISABILITY PENSION-EFFECTIVE 7-Apr-03

OLD

NEW

CLASS V, IV, III, II, I, WO1

%

RATE

RATE

20%

133.98

136.29

30%

200.97

204.44

40%

267.96

272.58

50%

334.95

340.73

60%

401.94

408.87

70%

468.93

477.02

80%

535.92

545.16

90%

602.91

613.31

100%

669.90

681.45

OFFICER - DISABILITY PENSION - EFFECTIVE  7-Apr-03

Exchange Rate $A 2.75

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%

134.06

136.38

30%

201.15

204.63

40%

268.13

272.77

50%

335.21

341.02

60%

402.30

409.15

70%

469.28

477.40

80%

536.36

545.54

90%

603.34

613.78

100%

670.43

681.92

OFFICERS

SERVICE RETIRED PAY OR SERVICE PENSION -
EFFECTIVE 7-Apr-03

EXCHANGE RATE $A2.75

OLD

NEW

RATE

RATE

P.F.

P.F.

20%

134.06

136.38

30%

201.15

204.63

40%

268.13

272.77

50%

335.21

341.02

60%

402.30

409.15

70%

469.28

477.40

80%

536.36

545.54

90%

603.34

613.78

100%

670.43

681.92

SUPPLEMENTARY  ALLOWANCES

OFFICERS and OTHER RANKS - DISABLEMENT

EXCHANGE RATE $A2.75

Effective 7-Apr-03

Effective 7-Apr-03

UNEMPLOYABILITY SUPP.

OFFICERS

OTHER RANKS

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

P.F.

P.F.

P.F.

P.F.

Personal Allowance

414.22

421.28

413.88

421.03

Wife or Adult dependant

233.64

237.54

233.48

237.33

1st eligible child

54.22

55.06

54.18

55.00

2nd & subsequent child

63.60

64.66

63.53

64.63

CONSTANT ATTENDANT

OFFICERS

OTHER RANKS

ALLOWANCE

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

P.F.

P.F.

P.F.

P.F.

1.Up to half-day attendance

126.58

128.79

126.50

128.70

2.Full day attendance - Basic

253.15

257.58

253.00

257.40

- Intermediate

379.73

386.37

379.50

386.10

- Exceptional

506.41

515.16

506.00

514.80

COMFORTS ALLOWANCE

OFFICERS

OTHER RANKS

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

P.F.

P.F.

P.F.

P.F.

Higher Rate

108.43

110.12

108.35

110.00

Lower Rate

54.22

55.06

54.18

55.00

CLOTHING ALLOWANCE

OFFICERS

OTHER RANKS

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

P.A.

P.A.

P.F.

P.F.

Higher Rate

431.75

440.00

16.56

16.88

Lower Rate

431.75

440.00

16.56

16.88

INVALIDITY ALLOWANCE

OFFICERS

OTHER RANKS

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

P.F.

P.F.

P.F.

P.F.

Age on       )       < 40 yrs

81.96

83.43

81.95

83.33

Qualifying  )       > 40 but < 50 yrs

52.32

53.37

52.25

53.35

Date           )       > 50 yrs

26.16

26.69

26.13

26.68

AGE ALLOWANCE

OFFICERS

OTHER RANKS

When the degree of pensioned

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

disablement is :

P.F.

P.F.

P.F.

P.F.

a. 40% to 50% - inclusive

44.83

45.67

44.83

45.65

b. > 50% but not > 70%

69.09

70.14

69.03

70.13

c. > 70% but not > 90%

98.20

99.89

98.18

99.83

d. over 90%

138.18

140.39

138.05

140.25

MISCELLANEOUS

EXCHANGE RATE $A2.75

Effective 7-Apr-03

Effective 7-Apr-03

RENT ALLOWANCE (Maximum)

OFFICERS

OTHER RANKS

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

P.F.

P.F.

P.F.

P.F.

191.55

194.82

191.40

194.70

AGE ALLOWANCE

OFFICERS

OTHER RANKS

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

P.F.

P.F.

P.F.

P.F.

Widows - Age 65 but under 70

58.01

59.17

58.03

59.13

   Age 70 and over

111.18

113.07

111.10

113.03

   Age 80 and over

165.39

168.13

165.28

168.03

DEPENDANTS OF DECEASED MEMBERS

EXCHANGE RATE $A2.75

Effective

7-Apr-03

WIDOWS  ** HIGHER RATE **

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

******M.O.D.  Payment Included  ******

P.F.

P.F.

CLASS V

835.96

851.75

IV, III,  II,  I,  WO1

837.61

851.75

Lt Comdr,  Capt,  Major,  Sq Ldr

848.08

862.55

Lt,  Lt,  Capt, Fl Lt

846.18

860.54

Sub Lt,  Lt,  Flying Off   Pilot Off

844.07

858.43

Comms Off

840.90

855.16

WIDOWS  ** M.O.D. PAYMENT **

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

Special award for Widows whose husbands completed

P.F.

P.F.

service on or before 31 March 1973.

329.96

335.57

CHILDREN OF WIDOW OR REMARRIED WIDOW

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

P.F.

P.F.

1st ELIGIBLE CHILD

80.06

81.43

2nd and SUBSEQUENT CHILD

89.13

90.82

TOTAL ORPHANS and MOTHERLESS CHILDREN

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

P.F.

P.F.

TOTAL ORPHANS   1st CHILD

90.82

92.51

2nd and SUBSEQUENT ORPHANS

99.89

101.58

INFIRM & > 18 -

390.48

397.13