External
Payment Rate
| Old rate | New Rate | Difference | |
| Other income support thresholds and limits | 20/09/2018 | 01/01/2019 | |
| Seniors Health Card Income Limit | Annual | ||
| Single rate, including illness separated and respite care | $ 54,929.00 | $ 54,929.00 | $ - |
| Partnered (each) | $ 43,942.00 | $ 43,942.00 | $ - |
| Minimum rent for maximum Rent Assistance (RA) | |||
| Single, no children | $ 302.27 | $ 302.27 | $ - |
| Partnered, no children | $ 366.87 | $ 366.87 | $ - |
| Primary production attribution threshold | Limit | ||
| Primary production attribution threshold (assets) | $ 1,219,000.00 | $ 1,219,000.00 | $ - |
| Primary production attribution threshold (annual income) | $ 53,728.00 | $ 53,728.00 | $ - |
| Exempt funeral investment threshold | Limit | ||
| Exempt funeral investment threshold | $ 13,000.00 | $ 13,000.00 | $ - |
| Special disability trust asset limit | Limit | ||
| Asset value limit | $ 669,750.00 | $ 669,750.00 | $ - |
| Discretationary spending limit | $ 12,000.00 | $ 12,000.00 | $ - |
| Child income limits | Limit | ||
| Child 15 or younger (per week) | $ 209.20 | $ 213.60 | $ 4.40 |
| Child 16 or older (per annum) | $ 11,465.50 | $ 11,706.30 | $ 240.80 |
| Maintenance income free area | Annual | ||
| Amount per person (1 child) | $ 1,620.60 | $ 1,620.60 | $ - |
| Amount per additional child | $ 540.20 | $ 540.20 | $ - |
| Aged care | |||
| For residents entering care before 1 July 2014 | Fortnightly | ||
| Minimum permissable asset value | $ 49,000.00 | $ 49,000.00 | $ - |
| Partially supported resident | $ 125,710.40 | $ 125,710.40 | $ - |
| Concessional resident | $ 49,000.00 | $ 49,000.00 | $ - |
| Assisted resident | $ 78,500.00 | $ 78,500.00 | $ - |
| Standard resident contribution-Threshold amount | $ 7,657.00 | $ 7,657.00 | $ - |
| For residents entering care on or after 1 July 2014 | Annual | ||
| Minimum Accommodation Payment Asset Value | $ 49,000.00 | $ 49,000.00 | $ - |
| Maximum Accommodation Payment Asset Value | $ 166,707.20 | $ 166,707.20 | $ - |