External
Payment Rate

 

Old rate

New Rate

Difference

 

01/07/2018

20/09/2018

 

Income support payment rates

 

 

 

Service pension, non-transitional

 

 

 

Single

 

Fortnightly

 

Maximum basic rate

$ 826.20

$ 834.40

$ 8.20

Total pension supplement

$ 67.30

$ 67.80

$ 0.50

Basic pension supplement

$ 23.40

$ 23.60

$ 0.20

Minimum pension supplement

$ 36.10

$ 36.30

$ 0.30

Remaining pension supplement

$ 7.80

$ 7.90

$ 0.10

Energy supplement

$ 14.10

$ 14.10

$ -

Total service pension

$ 907.60

$ 916.30

$ 8.70

 

 

Fortnightly

 

Tax exempt pension supplement

$ 43.90

$ 44.20

$ 0.30

Pension supplement component for pension bonus

$ 23.40

$ 23.60

$ 0.20

 

 

 

 

Partnered (each)

 

Fortnightly

 

Maximum basic rate

$ 622.80

$ 629.00

$ 6.20

Total pension supplement

$ 50.70

$ 51.10

$ 0.40

Basic pension supplement

$ 19.20

$ 19.40

$ 0.20

Minimum pension supplement

$ 27.20

$ 27.40

$ 0.20

Remaining pension supplement

$ 4.30

$ 4.30

$ -

Energy supplement

$ 10.60

$ 10.60

$ -

Total service pension

$ 684.10

$ 690.70

$ 6.60

 

 

Fortnightly

 

Tax exempt pension supplement

$ 31.50

$ 31.70

$ 0.20

Pension supplement component for pension bonus

$ 19.20

$ 19.40

$ 0.20

 

 

 

 

Service pension, transitional

 

 

 

Single

 

Fortnightly

 

Basic pension supplement

$ 686.00

$ 691.50

$ 5.50

Minimum pension supplement

$ 36.10

$ 36.30

$ 0.20

Remaining pension supplement

$ 25.80

$ 26.10

$ 0.30

Energy supplement

$ 14.10

$ 14.10

$ -

Total service pension

$ 762.00

$ 768.00

$ 6.00

 

 

Fortnightly

 

Tax exempt pension supplement

$ 61.90

$ 62.40

$ 0.50

Pension supplement component for pension bonus

$ 23.40

$ 23.60

$ 0.20

 

 

 

 

Partnered (each)

 

Fortnightly

 

Basic pension supplement

$ 573.40

$ 578.00

$ 4.60

Minimum pension supplement

$ 27.20

$ 27.40

$ 0.20

Remaining pension supplement

$ 3.60

$ 3.60

$ -

Energy supplement

$ 10.60

$ 10.60

$ -

Total service pension

$ 614.80

$ 619.60

$ 4.80

 

 

Fortnightly

 

Tax exempt pension supplement

$ 30.80

$ 31.00

$ 0.20

Pension supplement component for pension bonus

$ 19.20

$ 19.40

$ 0.20

 

 

 

 

Income support supplement

 

Fortnightly

 

Ceiling rate

$ 272.60

$ 275.40

$ 2.80

Minimum payment amount (single)

$ 36.10

$ 36.30

$ 0.20

Minimum payment amount (partnered)

$ 27.20

$ 27.40

$ 0.20

Tax exempt amount (single)

$ 36.10

$ 36.30

$ 0.20

Tax exempt amount (partnered)

$ 27.20

$ 27.40

$ 0.20

 

 

 

 

Veteran payment

 

 

 

Single

 

Fortnightly

 

Maximum basic rate

$ 914.00

$ 923.20

$ 9.20

Total pension supplement

$ 67.30

$ 67.80

$ 0.50

Basic pension supplement

$ 23.40

$ 23.60

$ 0.20

Minimum pension supplement

$ 36.10

$ 36.30

$ 0.20

Remaining pension supplement

$ 7.80

$ 7.90

$ 0.10

Total service pension

$ 981.30

$ 991.00

$ 9.70

 

 

 

 

Partnered (each)

 

Fortnightly

 

Maximum basic rate

$ 713.60

$ 720.80

$ 7.20

Total pension supplement

$ 50.70

$ 51.10

$ 0.40

Basic pension supplement

$ 19.20

$ 19.40

$ 0.20

Minimum pension supplement

$ 27.20

$ 27.40

$ 0.20

Remaining pension supplement

$ 4.30

$ 4.30

$ -

Total service pension

$ 764.30

$ 771.90

$ 7.60

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rent assistance

 

 

 

No children

 

Fortnightly

 

Single rate, including illness separated and respite care

$ 134.80

$ 135.80

$ 1.00

Partnered (combined)

$ 127.00

$ 128.00

$ 1.00

SSA Age Pensioner, shared accommodation

$ 89.87

$ 90.53

$ 0.66

 

 

 

 

Rent assistance threshold

 

 

 

No children

 

Fortnightly

 

Single rate, including illness separated and respite care

$ 120.20

$ 121.20

$ 1.00

Partnered (combined)

$ 194.60

$ 196.20

$ 1.60

 

 

 

 

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

$ 2,076.40

$ 2,097.00

$ 20.60

2 bonus periods

$ 8,305.70

$ 8,387.80

$ 82.10

3 bonus periods

$ 18,687.80

$ 18,872.60

$ 184.80

4 bonus periods

$ 33,222.80

$ 33,551.20

$ 328.40

5 bonus periods

$ 51,910.60

$ 52,423.80

$ 513.20

Partnered

 

Lump sum

 

1 bonus period

$ 1,569.00

$ 1,584.70

$ 15.70

2 bonus periods

$ 6,276.20

$ 6,338.80

$ 62.60

3 bonus periods

$ 14,121.40

$ 14,262.20

$ 140.80

4 bonus periods

$ 25,104.80

$ 25,355.00

$ 250.20

5 bonus periods

$ 39,226.20

$ 39,617.20

$ 391.00

 

 

 

 

Advance payments

 

 

 

Lump sum

 

Lump sum

 

Minimum advance, single

$ 428.70

$ 432.95

$ 4.25

Maximum advance, single

$ 1,286.10

$ 1,298.85

$ 12.75

Minimum advance, partnered (each)

$ 323.15

$ 326.35

$ 3.20

Maximum advance, partnered (each)

$ 969.45

$ 979.05

$ 9.60

Repayments

 

Fortnightly

 

Minimum repayment single

$ 32.98

$ 33.30

$ 0.32

Maximum repayment single

$ 98.93

$ 99.91

$ 0.98

Minimum repayment partnered (each)

$ 24.86

$ 25.10

$ 0.24

Maximum repayment partnered (each)

$ 74.57

$ 75.31

$ 0.74

 

 

 

 

Energy supplement for certain CSHC and Gold Card holders

Annual

 

Single

$ 366.60

$ 366.60

$ -

Partnered

$ 275.60

$ 275.60

$ -

 

 

Quarterly

 

Quarter ending

19/09/2018

19/12/2018

N/A

Payday

27/09/2018

3/01/2019

N/A

Single

$ 92.66

$ 91.65

-$ 1.01

Partnered

$ 69.66

$ 68.90

-$ 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

$ 453.80

$ 458.15

$ 4.35

Partnered (each)

$ 342.05

$ 345.35

$ 3.30

 

 

 

 

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

$ 62.86

$ 62.86

$ -