External
Payment Rate
| Old rate | New Rate | Difference | |
| Other income support thresholds and limits | 20/09/2015 | 01/01/2016 | |
| Seniors Health Card Income Limit | Annual | ||
| Single rate, including illness separated and respite care | $52,273.00 | $52,273.00 | $0.00 |
| Partnered (each) | $41,818.00 | $41,818.00 | $0.00 |
| Minimum rent for maximum Rent Assistance (RA) | |||
| Single, no children | $287.53 | $287.53 | $0.00 |
| Partnered, no children | $349.20 | $349.20 | $0.00 |
| Primary production attribution threshold | Limit | ||
| Primary production attribution threshold (assets) | $1,158,750.00 | $1,158,750.00 | $0.00 |
| Primary production attribution threshold (annual income) | $51,027.00 | $51,027.00 | $0.00 |
| Exempt funeral investment threshold | Limit | ||
| Exempt funeral investment threshold | $12,250.00 | $12,250.00 | $0.00 |
| Special disability trust asset limit | Limit | ||
| Asset value limit | $636,750.00 | $636,750.00 | $0.00 |
| Discretationary spending limit | $11,250.00 | $11,250.00 | $0.00 |
| Child income limits | Limit | ||
| Child 15 or younger (per week) | $200.25 | $203.25 | $3.00 |
| Child 16 or older (per annum) | $10,975.65 | $11,140.30 | $164.65 |
| Maintenance income free area | Annual | ||
| Amount per person (1 child) | $1,543.95 | $1,543.95 | $0.00 |
| Amount per additional child | $514.65 | $514.65 | $0.00 |
| Aged care | |||
| For residents entering care before 1 July 2014 | Fortnightly | ||
| Minimum permissable asset value | $46,000.00 | $46,000.00 | $0.00 |
| Partially supported resident | $118,966.40 | $118,966.40 | $0.00 |
| Concessional resident | $46,000.00 | $46,000.00 | $0.00 |
| Assisted resident | $74,000.00 | $74,000.00 | $0.00 |
| Standard resident contribution-Threshold amount | $7,243.60 | $7,243.60 | $0.00 |
| For residents entering care on or after 1 July 2014 | Annual | ||
| Minimum Accommodation Payment Asset Value | $46,000.00 | $46,000.00 | $0.00 |
| Maximum Accommodation Payment Asset Value | $157,987.20 | $157,987.20 | $0.00 |