External
Payment Rate
| Old rate | New Rate | Difference | |
| Other income support thresholds and limits | 20/09/2023 | 01/01/2024 | |
| Seniors Health Card Income Limit | Annual | ||
| Single rate, including illness separated and respite care | $ 95,400.00 | $ 95,400.00 | $ - |
| Partnered (each) | $ 76,320.00 | $ 76,320.00 | $ - |
| Minimum rent for maximum Rent Assistance (RA) | |||
| Single, no children | $ 389.80 | $ 389.80 | $ - |
| Partnered, no children | $ 464.40 | $ 464.40 | $ - |
| Primary production attribution threshold | Limit | ||
| Primary production attribution threshold (assets) | $ 1,422,000.00 | $ 1,422,000.00 | $ - |
| Primary production attribution threshold (annual income) | $ 62,634.00 | $ 62,634.00 | $ - |
| Exempt funeral investment threshold | Limit | ||
| Exempt funeral investment threshold | $ 15,000.00 | $ 15,000.00 | $ - |
| Special disability trust asset limit | Limit | ||
| Asset value limit | $ 781,250.00 | $ 781,250.00 | $ - |
| Discretationary spending limit | $ 14,000.00 | $ 14,000.00 | $ - |
| Child income limits | Limit | ||
| Child 15 or younger (per week) | $ 238.30 | $ 252.60 | $ 14.30 |
| Child 16 or older (per annum) | $ 13,060.80 | $ 13,844.45 | $ 783.65 |
| Maintenance income free area | Annual | ||
| Amount per person (1 child) | $ 1,883.40 | $ 1,883.40 | $ - |
| Amount per additional child | $ 627.80 | $ 627.80 | $ - |
| Aged care | |||
| For residents entering care before 1 July 2014 | Fortnightly | ||
| Minimum permissible asset value | $ 58,500.00 | $ 58,500.00 | $ - |
| Partially supported resident | $ 149,292.00 | $ 149,292.00 | $ - |
| Concessional resident | $ 58,500.00 | $ 58,500.00 | $ - |
| Assisted resident | $ 94,000.00 | $ 94,000.00 | $ - |
| Standard resident contribution-Threshold amount | $ 9,185.80 | $ 9,185.80 | $ - |
| For residents entering care on or after 1 July 2014 | Annual | ||
| Minimum Accommodation Payment Asset Value | $ 58,500.00 | $ 58,500.00 | $ - |
| Maximum Accommodation Payment Asset Value | $ 197,735.20 | $ 197,735.20 | $ - |