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Payment Rate
| Old rate | New Rate | Difference | |
| Financial assets and deeming | 20/09/2016 | 01/01/2017 | |
| Deeming thresholds | Limit | ||
| Single | $ 49,200.00 | $ 49,200.00 | $ - |
| Partnered (combined), including illness separated and respite care | $ 81,600.00 | $ 81,600.00 | $ - |
| Deeming rates | |||
| Low deeming rate | 1.75% | 1.75% | N/A |
| High deeming rate | 3.25% | 3.25% | N/A |
| Financial asset notification limits (non-transitional) | |||
| Single | Limit | ||
| Service pension max rate $ variation (homeowner) | $ 155,507.69 | $ 155,507.69 | $ - |
| Service pension max rate $ variation (non-homeowner) | $ 155,507.69 | $ 155,507.69 | $ - |
| ISS ceiling rate $ variation (homeowner) | $ 413,667.69 | $ 413,667.69 | $ - |
| ISS ceiling rate $ variation (non-homeowner) | $ 413,667.69 | $ 413,667.69 | $ - |
| Age pension max rate (homeowner) | $ 153,907.69 | $ 153,907.69 | $ - |
| Age pension max rate (non-homeowner) | $ 153,907.69 | $ 153,907.69 | $ - |
| Part rate $ variation (income) | $ 1,600.00 | $ 1,600.00 | $ - |
| Part rate $ variation (assets) | $ 750.00 | $ 500.00 | -$ 250.00 |
| Partnered - combined | Limit | ||
| Service pension max rate $ variation (homeowner) | $ 274,461.54 | $ 274,461.54 | $ - |
| Service pension max rate $ variation (non-homeowner) | $ 274,461.54 | $ 274,461.54 | $ - |
| ISS ceiling rate $ variation (homeowner) | $ 812,781.54 | $ 634,000.00 | -$ 178,781.54 |
| ISS ceiling rate $ variation (non-homeowner) | $ 812,781.54 | $ 812,781.54 | $ - |
| Age pension max rate (homeowner) | $ 271,261.54 | $ 271,261.54 | $ - |
| Age pension max rate (non-homeowner) | $ 271,261.54 | $ 271,261.54 | $ - |
| Part rate $ variation (income) | $ 3,200.00 | $ 3,200.00 | $ - |
| Part rate $ variation (assets) | $ 1,500.00 | $ 750.00 | -$ 750.00 |
| Financial asset notification limits (transitional) | |||
| Single | Limit | ||
| Service pension max rate $ variation (homeowner) | $ 155,907.69 | $ 155,907.69 | $ - |
| Service pension max rate $ variation (non-homeowner) | $ 155,907.69 | $ 155,907.69 | $ - |
| ISS ceiling rate $ variation (homeowner) | $ 405,227.69 | $ 405,227.69 | $ - |
| ISS ceiling rate $ variation (non-homeowner) | $ 405,227.69 | $ 405,227.69 | $ - |
| Age pension max rate (homeowner) | $ 153,907.69 | $ 153,907.69 | $ - |
| Age pension max rate (non-homeowner) | $ 153,907.69 | $ 153,907.69 | $ - |
| Part rate $ variation (income) | $ 2,000.00 | $ 2,000.00 | $ - |
| Part rate $ variation (assets) | $ 750.00 | $ 500.00 | -$ 250.00 |
| Partnered - combined | Limit | ||
| Service pension max rate $ variation (homeowner) | $ 275,261.54 | $ 275,261.54 | $ - |
| Service pension max rate $ variation (non-homeowner) | $ 275,261.54 | $ 275,261.54 | $ - |
| ISS ceiling rate $ variation (homeowner) | $ 741,500.00 | $ 597,500.00 | -$ 144,000.00 |
| ISS ceiling rate $ variation (non-homeowner) | $ 893,000.00 | $ 797,500.00 | -$ 95,500.00 |
| Age pension max rate (homeowner) | $ 271,261.54 | $ 271,261.54 | $ - |
| Age pension max rate (non-homeowner) | $ 271,261.54 | $ 271,261.54 | $ - |
| Part rate $ variation (income) | $ 4,000.00 | $ 4,000.00 | $ - |
| Part rate $ variation (assets) | $ 1,500.00 | $ 750.00 | -$ 750.00 |