External
Payment Rate
| Old rate | New Rate | Difference | |
| Other income support thresholds and limits | 20/09/2021 | 01/01/2022 | |
| Seniors Health Card Income Limit | Annual | ||
| Single rate, including illness separated and respite care | $ 57,761.00 | $ 57,761.00 | $ - |
| Partnered (each) | $ 46,208.00 | $ 46,208.00 | $ - |
| Minimum rent for maximum Rent Assistance (RA) | |||
| Single, no children | $ 318.00 | $ 318.00 | $ - |
| Partnered, no children | $ 385.87 | $ 385.87 | $ - |
| Primary production attribution threshold | Limit | ||
| Primary production attribution threshold (assets) | $ 1,274,500.00 | $ 1,274,500.00 | $ - |
| Primary production attribution threshold (annual income) | $ 56,137.00 | $ 56,137.00 | $ - |
| Exempt funeral investment threshold | Limit | ||
| Exempt funeral investment threshold | $ 13,500.00 | $ 13,500.00 | $ - |
| Special disability trust asset limit | Limit | ||
| Asset value limit | $ 700,250.00 | $ 700,250.00 | $ - |
| Discretationary spending limit | $ 12,500.00 | $ 12,500.00 | $ - |
| Child income limits | Limit | ||
| Child 15 or younger (per week) | $ 217.00 | $ 224.60 | $ 7.60 |
| Child 16 or older (per annum) | $ 11,893.60 | $ 12,309.90 | $ 416.30 |
| Maintenance income free area | Annual | ||
| Amount per person (1 child) | $ 1,697.25 | $ 1,697.25 | $ - |
| Amount per additional child | $ 565.75 | $ 565.75 | $ - |
| Aged care | |||
| For residents entering care before 1 July 2014 | Fortnightly | ||
| Minimum permissible asset value | $ 51,500.00 | $ 51,500.00 | $ - |
| Partially supported resident | $ 132,162.40 | $ 132,162.40 | $ - |
| Concessional resident | $ 51,500.00 | $ 51,500.00 | $ - |
| Assisted resident | $ 83,000.00 | $ 83,000.00 | $ - |
| Standard resident contribution-Threshold amount | $ 8,088.60 | $ 8,088.60 | $ - |
| For residents entering care on or after 1 July 2014 | Annual | ||
| Minimum Accommodation Payment Asset Value | $ 51,500.00 | $ 51,500.00 | $ - |
| Maximum Accommodation Payment Asset Value | $ 175,239.20 | $ 175,239.20 | $ - |