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Payment Rate
| Old rate | New Rate | Difference | |
| 20/09/2017 | 01/01/2018 | ||
| Income support payment rates | |||
| Service pension, non-transitional | |||
| Single | Fortnightly | ||
| Maximum basic rate | $ 814.00 | $ 814.00 | $ - |
| Total pension supplement | $ 66.30 | $ 66.30 | $ - |
| Basic pension supplement | $ 23.10 | $ 23.10 | $ - |
| Minimum pension supplement | $ 35.70 | $ 35.70 | $ - |
| Remaining pension supplement | $ 7.50 | $ 7.50 | $ - |
| Energy supplement | $ 14.10 | $ 14.10 | $ - |
| Total service pension | $ 894.40 | $ 894.40 | $ - |
| Fortnightly | |||
| Tax exempt pension supplement | $ 43.20 | $ 43.20 | $ - |
| Pension supplement component for pension bonus | $ 23.10 | $ 23.10 | $ - |
| Partnered (each) | Fortnightly | ||
| Maximum basic rate | $ 613.60 | $ 613.60 | $ - |
| Total pension supplement | $ 50.00 | $ 50.00 | $ - |
| Basic pension supplement | $ 19.00 | $ 19.00 | $ - |
| Minimum pension supplement | $ 26.90 | $ 26.90 | $ - |
| Remaining pension supplement | $ 4.10 | $ 4.10 | $ - |
| Energy supplement | $ 10.60 | $ 10.60 | $ - |
| Total service pension | $ 674.20 | $ 674.20 | $ - |
| Fortnightly | |||
| Tax exempt pension supplement | $ 31.00 | $ 31.00 | $ - |
| Pension supplement component for pension bonus | $ 19.00 | $ 19.00 | $ - |
| Service pension, transitional | |||
| Single | Fortnightly | ||
| Basic pension supplement | $ 677.20 | $ 677.20 | $ - |
| Minimum pension supplement | $ 35.70 | $ 35.70 | $ - |
| Remaining pension supplement | $ 25.40 | $ 25.40 | $ - |
| Energy supplement | $ 14.10 | $ 14.10 | $ - |
| Total service pension | $ 752.40 | $ 752.40 | $ - |
| Fortnightly | |||
| Tax exempt pension supplement | $ 61.10 | $ 61.10 | $ - |
| Pension supplement component for pension bonus | $ 23.10 | $ 23.10 | $ - |
| Partnered (each) | Fortnightly | ||
| Basic pension supplement | $ 566.00 | $ 566.00 | $ - |
| Minimum pension supplement | $ 26.90 | $ 26.90 | $ - |
| Remaining pension supplement | $ 3.50 | $ 3.50 | $ - |
| Energy supplement | $ 10.60 | $ 10.60 | $ - |
| Total service pension | $ 607.00 | $ 607.00 | $ - |
| Fortnightly | |||
| Tax exempt pension supplement | $ 30.40 | $ 30.40 | $ - |
| Pension supplement component for pension bonus | $ 19.00 | $ 19.00 | $ - |
| Income support supplement | Fortnightly | ||
| Ceiling rate | $ 268.50 | $ 268.50 | $ - |
| Minimum payment amount (single) | $ 35.70 | $ 35.70 | $ - |
| Minimum payment amount (partnered) | $ 26.90 | $ 26.90 | $ - |
| Tax exempt amount (single) | $ 35.70 | $ 35.70 | $ - |
| Tax exempt amount (partnered) | $ 26.90 | $ 26.90 | $ - |
| Rent assistance | |||
| No children | Fortnightly | ||
| Single rate, including illness separated and respite care | $ 133.00 | $ 133.00 | $ - |
| Partnered (combined) | $ 125.40 | $ 125.40 | $ - |
| SSA Age Pensioner, shared accommodation | $ 88.67 | $ 88.67 | $ - |
| Rent assistance threshold | |||
| No children | Fortnightly | ||
| Single rate, including illness separated and respite care | $ 118.60 | $ 118.60 | $ - |
| Partnered (combined) | $ 192.20 | $ 192.20 | $ - |
| Remote area allowance | Fortnightly | ||
| Single rate, including illness separated, respite care, and partnered where the partner does not receive RAA | $ 18.20 | $ 18.20 | $ - |
| Partnered (combined) (both receiving RAA) | $ 15.60 | $ 15.60 | $ - |
| Child | $ 7.30 | $ 7.30 | $ - |
| Maximum pension bonus | |||
| Single | Lump sum | ||
| 1 bonus period | $ 2,045.90 | $ 2,045.90 | $ - |
| 2 bonus periods | $ 8,183.50 | $ 8,183.50 | $ - |
| 3 bonus periods | $ 18,412.90 | $ 18,412.90 | $ - |
| 4 bonus periods | $ 32,734.00 | $ 32,734.00 | $ - |
| 5 bonus periods | $ 51,146.80 | $ 51,146.80 | $ - |
| Partnered | Lump sum | ||
| 1 bonus period | $ 1,546.10 | $ 1,546.10 | $ - |
| 2 bonus periods | $ 6,184.30 | $ 6,184.30 | $ - |
| 3 bonus periods | $ 13,914.70 | $ 13,914.70 | $ - |
| 4 bonus periods | $ 24,737.20 | $ 24,737.20 | $ - |
| 5 bonus periods | $ 38,651.90 | $ 38,651.90 | $ - |
| Advance payments | |||
| Lump sum | Lump sum | ||
| Minimum advance, single | $ 422.30 | $ 422.30 | $ - |
| Maximum advance, single | $ 1,266.90 | $ 1,266.90 | $ - |
| Minimum advance, partnered (each) | $ 318.35 | $ 318.35 | $ - |
| Maximum advance, partnered (each) | $ 955.05 | $ 955.05 | $ - |
| Repayments | Fortnightly | ||
| Minimum repayment single | $ 32.48 | $ 32.48 | $ - |
| Maximum repayment single | $ 97.45 | $ 97.45 | $ - |
| Minimum repayment partnered (each) | $ 24.49 | $ 24.49 | $ - |
| Maximum repayment partnered (each) | $ 73.47 | $ 73.47 | $ - |
| Energy supplement for certain CSHC and Gold Card holders | Annual | ||
| Single | $ 366.60 | $ 366.60 | $ - |
| Partnered | $ 275.60 | $ 275.60 | $ - |
| Quarterly | |||
| Quarter ending | 19/12/2017 | 19/03/2018 | N/A |
| Payday | 4/01/2018 | 29/03/2018 | N/A |
| Single | $ 91.65 | $ 90.64 | -$ 1.01 |
| Partnered | $ 68.90 | $ 68.14 | -$ 0.76 |
| Education Entry Payment | Lump sum | ||
| Education Entry Payment | $ 208.00 | $ 208.00 | $ - |
| Crisis payment | Per Event | ||
| Single rate, including illness separated and respite care | $ 447.20 | $ 447.20 | $ - |
| Partnered (each) | $ 337.10 | $ 337.10 | $ - |
| Dependent child add-on | Fortnightly | ||
| Child 12 or younger | $ 124.18 | $ 124.18 | $ - |
| Child 13 - 15 years old | $ 179.20 | $ 179.20 | $ - |
| Guardian allowance | Fortnightly | ||
| Guardian allowance | $ 61.74 | $ 61.74 | $ - |