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Payment Rate

 

Old rate

New Rate

Difference

Gold card income & asset limits

01/07/2018

20/09/2018

 

Income and assets reduction limit

 

Fortnightly

 

Single

$ 126.50

$ 127.50

$ 1.00

Partnered (each), including illness separated and respite care

$ 108.90

$ 109.80

$ 0.90

 

 

 

 

Income limit for Gold Card with SP (non-transitional)

 

Fortnightly

 

Not a Member of a Couple

$ 425.00

$ 427.00

$ 2.00

Partnered - each

$ 369.80

$ 371.60

$ 1.80

Partnered - combined

$ 739.60

$ 743.20

$ 3.60

 

 

 

 

Income limit for Gold Card with SP (transitional)

 

 

 

Not a Member of a Couple

 

Fortnightly

 

No Children

$ 488.25

$ 490.75

$ 2.50

Additional per child

$ 24.60

$ 24.60

$ -

Partnered - combined

 

Fortnightly

 

No Children

$ 848.50

$ 853.00

$ 4.50

Additional per child

$ 24.60

$ 24.60

$ -

 

 

 

 

Asset limit for Gold Card with SP

 

 

 

Low Limit

 

Limit

 

Not a Member of a Couple

$ 300,750.00

$ 301,000.00

$ 250.00

Partnered - combined

$ 460,500.00

$ 461,000.00

$ 500.00

High Limit

 

Limit

 

Not a Member of a Couple

$ 507,750.00

$ 508,000.00

$ 250.00

Partnered - combined

$ 667,500.00

$ 668,000.00

$ 500.00