External
Payment Rate
| Old rate | New Rate | Difference | |
| Other income support thresholds and limits | 20/03/2020 | 01/07/2020 | |
| Seniors Health Card Income Limit | Annual | ||
| Single rate, including illness separated and respite care | $ 55,808.00 | $ 55,808.00 | $ - |
| Partnered (each) | $ 44,645.00 | $ 44,645.00 | $ - |
| Minimum rent for maximum Rent Assistance (RA) | |||
| Single, no children | $ 310.73 | $ 310.73 | $ - |
| Partnered, no children | $ 377.27 | $ 377.27 | $ - |
| Primary production attribution threshold | Limit | ||
| Primary production attribution threshold (assets) | $ 1,241,000.00 | $ 1,263,250.00 | $ 22,250.00 |
| Primary production attribution threshold (annual income) | $ 54,677.00 | $ 55,626.00 | $ 949.00 |
| Exempt funeral investment threshold | Limit | ||
| Exempt funeral investment threshold | $ 13,250.00 | $ 13,500.00 | $ 250.00 |
| Special disability trust asset limit | Limit | ||
| Asset value limit | $ 681,750.00 | $ 694,000.00 | $ 12,250.00 |
| Discretationary spending limit | $ 12,250.00 | $ 12,500.00 | $ 250.00 |
| Child income limits | Limit | ||
| Child 15 or younger (per week) | $ 217.00 | $ 217.00 | $ - |
| Child 16 or older (per annum) | $ 11,893.60 | $ 11,893.60 | $ - |
| Maintenance income free area | Annual | ||
| Amount per person (1 child) | $ 1,653.45 | $ 1,686.30 | $ 32.85 |
| Amount per additional child | $ 551.15 | $ 562.10 | $ 10.95 |
| Aged care | |||
| For residents entering care before 1 July 2014 | Fortnightly | ||
| Minimum permissible asset value | $ 50,500.00 | $ 50,500.00 | $ - |
| Partially supported resident | $ 129,394.40 | $ 129,394.40 | $ - |
| Concessional resident | $ 50,500.00 | $ 50,500.00 | $ - |
| Assisted resident | $ 81,000.00 | $ 81,000.00 | $ - |
| Standard resident contribution-Threshold amount | $ 7,891.00 | $ 7,891.00 | $ - |
| For residents entering care on or after 1 July 2014 | Annual | ||
| Minimum Accommodation Payment Asset Value | $ 50,500.00 | $ 50,500.00 | $ - |
| Maximum Accommodation Payment Asset Value | $ 171,535.20 | $ 171,535.20 | $ - |