External
Payment Rate
| FORTNIGHTLY RATES EFFECTIVE 1 JANUARY 1998 | ||
Service Pension |
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| These rates exclude Pharmaceutical Allowance (P.A). | ||
| OLD RATE | NEW RATE | |
| Not a Member of a Couple | $347.80 | $347.80 |
| Partnered - Each | $290.10 | $290.10 |
Ceiling rates |
OLD RATE | NEW RATE |
| Income Support Supplement – ISS | $120.10 | $120.10 |
| Veteran SP War Widow/Widower | $120.10 | $120.10 |
| A higher ceiling may apply to widows/widowers | ||
| continuously in receipt since 1 November 1986 | ||
**Dependent Child Add-On |
OLD RATE | NEW RATE |
| Each child under 13 yrs | $72.60 | $72.90 |
| Each child 13 to 15 yrs | $101.50 | $101.90 |
| Each non-prescribed student child | $34.00 | $34.00 |
| Guardian Allowance | $36.60 | $36.70 |
| Additional free area for children | $24.00 | $24.00 |
Rent Assistance Rates |
OLD RATE | NEW RATE |
| NO CHILDREN | ||
| Not a Member of a Couple | $74.80 | $74.80 |
| Partnered - Combined | $70.60 | $70.60 |
| **1 - 2 CHILDREN | ||
| Not a Member of a Couple | $87.40 | $87.40 |
| Partnered - Combined | $87.40 | $87.40 |
| **3 OR MORE CHILDREN | ||
| Not a Member of a Couple | $98.80 | $98.80 |
| Partnered - Combined | $98.80 | $98.80 |
| Unless specifically mentioned the rates for clients separated for medical reasons are the same as those for "not members of a couple". | ||
Rent Assistance Thresholds |
OLD RATE | NEW RATE |
| NO CHILDREN | ||
| Not a Member of a Couple | $71.60 | $71.60 |
| Partnered - Combined | $116.60 | $116.60 |
| **WITH CHILDREN | ||
| Not a Member of a Couple | $94.20 | $94.20 |
| Partnered - Combined | $139.20 | $139.20 |
| **These rates only apply to DVA 'saved' child related payment cases. | ||