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Payment Rate
 

Old rate

New Rate

Difference

Gold card income & asset limits

20/03/2014

01/07/2014

 

Income and assets reduction limit

 

Fortnightly

 

Single

$118.40

$118.40

$0.00

Partnered (each), including illness separated and respite care

$102.00

$102.00

$0.00

       

Income limit for Gold Card with SP (non-transitional)

 

Fortnightly

 

Not a Member of a Couple

$392.80

$396.80

$4.00

Partnered - each

$342.00

$346.00

$4.00

Partnered - combined

$684.00

$692.00

$8.00

       

Income limit for Gold Card with SP (transitional)

 

 

 

Not a Member of a Couple

 

Fortnightly

 

No Children

$452.00

$456.00

$4.00

Additional per child

$24.60

$24.60

$0.00

Partnered - combined

 

Fortnightly

 

No Children

$786.00

$794.00

$8.00

Additional per child

$24.60

$24.60

$0.00

       

Asset limit for Gold Card with SP

 

 

 

Low Limit

 

Limit

 

Not a Member of a Couple

$275,750.00

$281,000.00

$5,250.00

Partnered - combined

$415,000.00

$422,500.00

$7,500.00

High Limit

 

Limit

 

Not a Member of a Couple

$418,250.00

$427,500.00

$9,250.00

Partnered - combined

$557,500.00

$569,000.00

$11,500.00