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Historical Payment Rates
2013 payment rates
September 2013
- Income support payment rates
Service pension, non-transitional |
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Single |
Fortnightly |
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Maximum basic rate |
$733.70 |
$751.70 |
$18.00 |
Total pension supplement |
$61.20 |
$61.70 |
$0.50 |
Basic pension supplement |
$21.30 |
$21.50 |
$0.20 |
Minimum pension supplement |
$32.80 |
$33.00 |
$0.20 |
Remaining pension supplement |
$7.10 |
$7.20 |
$0.10 |
Clean energy supplement |
$13.50 |
$13.70 |
$0.20 |
Total service pension |
$808.40 |
$827.10 |
$18.70 |
Fortnightly |
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Tax exempt pension supplement |
$39.90 |
$40.20 |
$0.30 |
Pension supplement component for pension bonus |
$21.30 |
$21.50 |
$0.20 |
Partnered (each) |
Fortnightly |
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Maximum basic rate |
$553.10 |
$566.60 |
$13.50 |
Total pension supplement |
$46.10 |
$46.50 |
$0.40 |
Basic pension supplement |
$17.80 |
$17.90 |
$0.10 |
Minimum pension supplement |
$24.70 |
$24.90 |
$0.20 |
Remaining pension supplement |
$3.60 |
$3.70 |
$0.10 |
Clean energy supplement |
$10.20 |
$10.30 |
$0.10 |
Total service pension |
$609.40 |
$623.40 |
$14.00 |
Fortnightly |
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Tax exempt pension supplement |
$28.30 |
$28.60 |
$0.30 |
Pension supplement component for pension bonus |
$17.80 |
$17.90 |
$0.10 |
Service pension, transitional |
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Single |
Fortnightly |
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Basic pension supplement |
$624.90 |
$629.90 |
$5.00 |
Minimum pension supplement |
$32.80 |
$33.00 |
$0.20 |
Remaining pension supplement |
$23.60 |
$23.90 |
$0.30 |
Clean energy supplement |
$13.50 |
$13.70 |
$0.20 |
Total service pension |
$694.80 |
$700.50 |
$5.70 |
Fortnightly |
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Tax exempt pension supplement |
$56.40 |
$56.90 |
$0.50 |
Pension supplement component for pension bonus |
$21.30 |
$21.50 |
$0.20 |
Partnered (each) |
Fortnightly |
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Basic pension supplement |
$522.10 |
$526.30 |
$4.20 |
Minimum pension supplement |
$24.70 |
$24.90 |
$0.20 |
Remaining pension supplement |
$3.40 |
$3.40 |
$0.00 |
Clean energy supplement |
$10.20 |
$10.30 |
$0.10 |
Total service pension |
$560.40 |
$564.90 |
$4.50 |
Fortnightly |
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Tax exempt pension supplement |
$28.10 |
$28.30 |
$0.20 |
Pension supplement component for pension bonus |
$17.80 |
$17.90 |
$0.10 |
Income support supplement |
Fortnightly |
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Ceiling rate |
$241.50 |
$247.60 |
$6.10 |
Minimum payment amount (single) |
$32.80 |
$33.00 |
$0.20 |
Minimum payment amount (partnered) |
$24.70 |
$24.90 |
$0.20 |
Tax exempt amount (single) |
$32.80 |
$33.00 |
$0.20 |
Tax exempt amount (partnered) |
$24.70 |
$24.90 |
$0.20 |
Rent assistance |
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No children |
Fortnightly |
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Single rate, including illness separated and respite care |
$123.00 |
$124.00 |
$1.00 |
Partnered (combined) |
$115.60 |
$116.60 |
$1.00 |
SSA Age Pensioner, shared accommodation |
$82.00 |
$82.67 |
$0.67 |
Rent assistance threshold |
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No children |
Fortnightly |
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Single rate, including illness separated and respite care |
$109.20 |
$110.00 |
$0.80 |
Partnered (combined) |
$177.60 |
$179.00 |
$1.40 |
Remote area allowance |
Fortnightly |
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Single rate, including illness separated, respite care, and partnered where the partner does not receive RAA |
$18.20 |
$18.20 |
$0.00 |
Partnered (combined) (both receiving RAA) |
$15.60 |
$15.60 |
$0.00 |
Child |
$7.30 |
$7.30 |
$0.00 |
Maximum pension bonus |
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Single |
Lump sum |
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1 bonus period |
$1,845.20 |
$1,889.70 |
$44.50 |
2 bonus periods |
$7,380.90 |
$7,558.80 |
$177.90 |
3 bonus periods |
$16,607.00 |
$17,007.30 |
$400.30 |
4 bonus periods |
$29,523.50 |
$30,235.20 |
$711.70 |
5 bonus periods |
$46,130.50 |
$47,242.50 |
$1,112.00 |
Partnered |
Lump sum |
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1 bonus period |
$1,395.30 |
$1,428.50 |
$33.20 |
2 bonus periods |
$5,581.10 |
$5,714.10 |
$133.00 |
3 bonus periods |
$12,557.50 |
$12,856.70 |
$299.20 |
4 bonus periods |
$22,324.50 |
$22,856.30 |
$531.80 |
5 bonus periods |
$34,882.00 |
$35,713.00 |
$831.00 |
Advance payments |
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Lump sum |
Lump sum |
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Minimum advance, single |
$381.05 |
$390.20 |
$9.15 |
Maximum advance, single |
$1,143.15 |
$1,170.60 |
$27.45 |
Minimum advance, partnered (each) |
$287.25 |
$294.10 |
$6.85 |
Maximum advance, partnered (each) |
$861.75 |
$882.30 |
$20.55 |
Repayments |
Fortnightly |
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Minimum repayment single |
$29.31 |
$30.02 |
$0.70 |
Maximum repayment single |
$87.93 |
$90.05 |
$2.11 |
Minimum repayment partnered (each) |
$22.10 |
$22.62 |
$0.53 |
Maximum repayment partnered (each) |
$66.29 |
$67.87 |
$1.58 |
Seniors supplement |
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Single |
Lump sum |
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Annual |
$1,203.80 |
$1,214.20 |
$10.40 |
Seniors supplement |
$852.80 |
$858.00 |
$5.20 |
Clean energy supplement |
$351.00 |
$356.20 |
$5.20 |
Quarter ending 19/12/2013 - paid on 23/12/2013 |
N/A |
$303.55 |
N/A |
Seniors supplement |
N/A |
$214.50 |
N/A |
Clean energy supplement |
N/A |
$89.05 |
N/A |
Quarter ending 19/9/2013 - paid on 3/10/2013 |
$304.26 |
N/A |
N/A |
Seniors supplement |
$215.54 |
N/A |
N/A |
Clean energy supplement |
$88.71 |
N/A |
N/A |
Partnered |
Lump sum |
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Annual |
$907.40 |
$915.20 |
$7.80 |
Seniors supplement |
$642.20 |
$647.40 |
$5.20 |
Clean energy supplement |
$265.20 |
$267.80 |
$2.60 |
Quarter ending 19/12/2013 - paid on 23/12/2013 |
N/A |
$228.80 |
N/A |
Seniors supplement |
N/A |
$161.85 |
N/A |
Clean energy supplement |
N/A |
$66.95 |
N/A |
Quarter ending 19/9/2013 - paid on 3/10/2013 |
$229.34 |
N/A |
N/A |
Seniors supplement |
$162.31 |
N/A |
N/A |
Clean energy supplement |
$67.03 |
N/A |
N/A |
Education Entry Payment |
Lump sum |
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Education Entry Payment |
$208.00 |
$208.00 |
$0.00 |
Crisis payment |
Per Event |
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Single rate, including illness separated and respite care |
$404.20 |
$413.55 |
$9.35 |
Partnered (each) |
$304.70 |
$311.70 |
$7.00 |
Dependent child add-on |
Fortnightly |
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Child 12 or younger |
$117.04 |
$117.04 |
$0.00 |
Child 13 - 15 years old |
$168.84 |
$168.84 |
$0.00 |
Guardian allowance |
Fortnightly |
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Guardian allowance |
$57.26 |
$57.26 |
$0.00 |