Income Support Payment rates 20 September 2023

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Payment Rate

	Old rate	New Rate	Difference
	01/07/2023	20/09/2023
Income support payment rates
Service pension, non-transitional
Single		Fortnightly
Maximum basic rate	$ 971.50	$ 1,002.50	$ 31.00
Total pension supplement	$ 78.40	$ 80.10	$ 1.70
Basic pension supplement	$ 27.20	$ 27.80	$ 0.60
Minimum pension supplement	$ 42.20	$ 43.10	$ 1.10
Remaining pension supplement	$ 9.00	$ 9.20	$ 0.20
Energy supplement	$ 14.10	$ 14.10	$ -
Total service pension	$ 1,064.00	$ 1,096.70	$ 32.70
		Fortnightly
Tax exempt pension supplement	$ 51.20	$ 52.30	$ 1.10
Pension supplement component for pension bonus	$ 27.20	$ 27.80	$ 0.60

Partnered (each)		Fortnightly
Maximum basic rate	$ 732.30	$ 755.70	$ 23.40
Total pension supplement	$ 59.10	$ 60.40	$ 1.30
Basic pension supplement	$ 22.40	$ 22.90	$ 0.50
Minimum pension supplement	$ 31.80	$ 32.50	$ 0.70
Remaining pension supplement	$ 4.90	$ 5.00	$ 0.10
Energy supplement	$ 10.60	$ 10.60	$ -
Total service pension	$ 802.00	$ 826.70	$ 24.70
		Fortnightly
Tax exempt pension supplement	$ 36.70	$ 37.50	$ 0.80
Pension supplement component for pension bonus	$ 22.40	$ 22.90	$ 0.50

Service pension, transitional
Single		Fortnightly
Basic pension supplement	$ 801.00	$ 818.60	$ 17.60
Minimum pension supplement	$ 42.20	$ 43.10	$ 0.90
Remaining pension supplement	$ 30.30	$ 31.00	$ 0.70
Energy supplement	$ 14.10	$ 14.10	$ -
Total service pension	$ 887.60	$ 906.80	$ 19.20
		Fortnightly
Tax exempt pension supplement	$ 72.50	$ 74.10	$ 1.60
Pension supplement component for pension bonus	$ 27.20	$ 27.80	$ 0.60

Partnered (each)		Fortnightly
Basic pension supplement	$ 669.50	$ 684.20	$ 14.70
Minimum pension supplement	$ 31.80	$ 32.50	$ 0.70
Remaining pension supplement	$ 4.20	$ 4.30	$ 0.10
Energy supplement	$ 10.60	$ 10.60	$ -
Total service pension	$ 716.10	$ 731.60	$ 15.50
		Fortnightly
Tax exempt pension supplement	$ 36.00	$ 36.80	$ 0.80
Pension supplement component for pension bonus	$ 22.40	$ 22.90	$ 0.50

Income support supplement		Fortnightly
Ceiling rate	$ 321.10	$ 331.40	$ 10.30
Minimum payment amount (single)	$ 42.20	$ 43.10	$ 0.90
Minimum payment amount (partnered)	$ 31.80	$ 32.50	$ 0.70
Tax exempt amount (single)	$ 42.20	$ 43.10	$ 0.90
Tax exempt amount (partnered)	$ 31.80	$ 32.50	$ 0.70

Veteran payment
Single		Fortnightly
Maximum basic rate	$ 1,075.10	$ 1,109.60	$ 34.50
Total pension supplement	$ 78.40	$ 80.10	$ 1.70
Basic pension supplement	$ 27.20	$ 27.80	$ 0.60
Minimum pension supplement	$ 42.20	$ 43.10	$ 0.90
Remaining pension supplement	$ 9.00	$ 9.20	$ 0.20
Total veteran payment	$ 1,153.50	$ 1,189.70	$ 36.20

Partnered (each)		Fortnightly
Maximum basic rate	$ 840.20	$ 867.20	$ 27.00
Total pension supplement	$ 59.10	$ 60.40	$ 1.30
Basic pension supplement	$ 22.40	$ 22.90	$ 0.50
Minimum pension supplement	$ 31.80	$ 32.50	$ 0.70
Remaining pension supplement	$ 4.90	$ 5.00	$ 0.10
Total veteran payment	$ 899.30	$ 927.60	$ 28.30


Rent assistance
No children		Fortnightly
Single rate, including illness separated and respite care	$ 157.20	$ 184.80	$ 27.60
Partnered (combined)	$ 148.00	$ 174.00	$ 26.00
SSA Age Pensioner, shared accommodation	$ 104.80	$ 123.20	$ 18.40

Rent assistance threshold
No children		Fortnightly
Single rate, including illness separated and respite care	$ 140.40	$ 143.40	$ 3.00
Partnered (combined)	$ 227.40	$ 232.40	$ 5.00

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	$ 2,440.80	$ 2,518.10	$ 77.30
2 bonus periods	$ 9,763.30	$ 10,072.20	$ 308.90
3 bonus periods	$ 21,967.40	$ 22,662.50	$ 695.10
4 bonus periods	$ 39,053.20	$ 40,288.90	$ 1,235.70
5 bonus periods	$ 61,020.60	$ 62,951.30	$ 1,930.70
Partnered		Lump sum
1 bonus period	$ 1,844.50	$ 1,902.90	$ 58.40
2 bonus periods	$ 7,377.90	$ 7,611.60	$ 233.70
3 bonus periods	$ 16,600.40	$ 17,126.10	$ 525.70
4 bonus periods	$ 29,511.80	$ 30,446.40	$ 934.60
5 bonus periods	$ 46,112.20	$ 47,572.50	$ 1,460.30

Advance payments
Lump sum		Lump sum
Minimum advance, single	$ 503.85	$ 519.75	$ 15.90
Maximum advance, single	$ 1,511.55	$ 1,559.25	$ 47.70
Minimum advance, partnered (each)	$ 379.80	$ 391.80	$ 12.00
Maximum advance, partnered (each)	$ 1,139.40	$ 1,175.40	$ 36.00
Repayments		Fortnightly
Minimum repayment single	$ 38.76	$ 39.98	$ 1.22
Maximum repayment single	$ 116.27	$ 119.94	$ 3.67
Minimum repayment partnered (each)	$ 29.22	$ 30.14	$ 0.92
Maximum repayment partnered (each)	$ 87.65	$ 90.42	$ 2.77

Energy supplement for certain CSHC and Gold Card holders		Annual
Single	$ 366.60	$ 366.60	$ -
Partnered	$ 275.60	$ 275.60	$ -
		Quarterly
Quarter ending	19/09/2023	19/12/2023	N/A
Payday	5/10/2023	28/12/2023	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	$ 532.00	$ 548.35	$ 16.35
Partnered (each)	$ 401.00	$ 413.35	$ 12.35

Dependent child add-on		Fortnightly
Child 12 or younger	$ 144.90	$ 144.90	$ -
Child 13 - 15 years old	$ 209.02	$ 209.02	$ -

Guardian allowance		Fortnightly
Guardian allowance	$ 73.22	$ 73.22	$ -