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

$268.73

$273.20

$4.47

Partnered, no children

$326.53

$331.73

$5.20

Primary production attribution threshold

Limit

Primary production attribution threshold (assets)

$1,085,500.00

$1,085,500.00

$0.00

Primary production attribution threshold (annual income)

$47,815.00

$47,815.00

$0.00

Exempt funeral investment threshold

Limit

Exempt funeral investment threshold

$11,500.00

$11,500.00

$0.00

Special disability trust asset limit

Limit

Asset value limit

$596,500.00

$596,500.00

$0.00

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

$1,445.40

$0.00

Amount per additional child

$481.80

$481.80

$0.00

Aged care

Standard pensioner contribution

Fortnightly

Standard pensioner contribution - general

$605.08

$623.56

$18.48

Standard pensioner contribution - phased

$598.08

$623.56

$25.48

Standard pensioner contribution - protected resident

$551.74

$568.54

$16.80

Standard pensioner contribution - certain pre 2008 reform residents

$686.98

$707.98

$21.00

Income and Asset limits

Annual

Minimum permissable asset value

$41,500.00

$43,000.00

$1,500.00

Partially supported resident

$109,640.80

$112,243.20

$2,602.40

Concessional resident

$41,500.00

$43,000.00

$1,500.00

Assisted resident

$67,000.00

$69,000.00

$2,000.00

Threshold amount

$6,552.00

$6,749.60

$197.60