External
Payment Rate

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

$275.33

$280.53

$5.20

Partnered, no children

$334.47

$340.80

$6.33

Primary production attribution threshold

Limit

Primary production attribution threshold (assets)

$1,109,500.00

$1,109,500.00

$0.00

Primary production attribution threshold (annual income)

$48,837.00

$48,837.00

$0.00

Exempt funeral investment threshold

Limit

Exempt funeral investment threshold

$11,750.00

$11,750.00

$0.00

Special disability trust asset limit

Limit

Asset value limit

$609,500.00

$609,500.00

$0.00

Child income limits

Limit

Child 15 or younger (per week)

$194.40

$194.40

$0.00

Child 16 or older (per annum)

$10,655.95

$10,655.95

$0.00

Maintenance income free area

Annual

Amount per person (1 child)

$1,478.25

$1,478.25

$0.00

Amount per additional child

$492.75

$492.75

$0.00

Aged care

Standard pensioner contribution

Fortnightly

Standard pensioner contribution - general

$638.82

$651.00

$12.18

Standard pensioner contribution - phased

$638.82

$651.00

$12.18

Standard pensioner contribution - protected resident

$582.54

$593.60

$11.06

Standard pensioner contribution - certain pre 2008 reform residents

$725.34

$739.06

$13.72

Income and Asset limits

Annual

Minimum permissable asset value

$44,000.00

$45,000.00

$1,000.00

Partially supported resident

$113,784.00

$116,136.00

$2,352.00

Concessional resident

$44,000.00

$45,000.00

$1,000.00

Assisted resident

$70,500.00

$72,000.00

$1,500.00

Threshold amount

$6,913.40

$7,043.40

$130.00