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Other income support thresholds and limits

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Seniors Health Card Income Limit

Annual

Single rate, including illness separated and respite care

$50,000.00

$50,000.00

$0.00

Partnered (each)

$40,000.00

$40,000.00

$0.00

Minimum rent for maximum Rent Assistance (RA)

Single, no children

$273.20

$273.20

$0.00

Partnered, no children

$331.73

$331.73

$0.00

Primary production attribution threshold

Limit

Primary production attribution threshold (assets)

$1,085,500.00

$1,109,500.00

$24,000.00

Primary production attribution threshold (annual income)

$47,815.00

$48,837.00

$1,022.00

Exempt funeral investment threshold

Limit

Exempt funeral investment threshold

$11,500.00

$11,750.00

$250.00

Special disability trust asset limit

Limit

Asset value limit

$596,500.00

$609,500.00

$13,000.00

Child income limits

Limit

Child 15 or younger (per week)

$189.85

$189.85

$0.00

Child 16 or older (per annum)

$10,406.20

$10,406.20

$0.00

Maintenance income free area

Annual

Amount per person (1 child)

$1,445.40

$1,478.25

$32.85

Amount per additional child

$481.80

$492.75

$10.95

Aged care

Standard pensioner contribution

Fortnightly

Standard pensioner contribution - general

$623.56

$623.56

$0.00

Standard pensioner contribution - phased

$623.56

$623.56

$0.00

Standard pensioner contribution - protected resident

$568.54

$568.54

$0.00

Standard pensioner contribution - certain pre 2008 reform residents

$707.98

$707.98

$0.00

Income and Asset limits

Annual

Minimum permissable asset value

$43,000.00

$43,000.00

$0.00

Partially supported resident

$112,243.20

$112,243.20

$0.00

Concessional resident

$43,000.00

$43,000.00

$0.00

Assisted resident

$69,000.00

$69,000.00

$0.00

Threshold amount

$6,749.60

$6,749.60

$0.00