External
Payment Rate

ALLOWANCES EFFECTIVE PAYDAY 13 JULY 2000

 

 

 

 

 

Remote Area Allowance

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

Not a Member of a Couple

$17.50

$18.20

Partnered - Each

$15.00

$15.60

Spouse, Widow/er

$17.50

$18.20

Each Child

$7.00

$7.30

 

 

 

Telephone Allowance (Paid Quarterly)

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

Base Rate

$16.00

$16.60

1/2 Base Rate

$8.00

$8.30

World War One Rate

$42.50

$46.75

 

 

 

Deeming rates

 

 

(effective 21 March 2000)

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

Up to Threshold

3.50%

3.50%

Above Threshold

5.50%

5.50%

 

 

 

Deeming Thresholds

 

 

(effective 1 July 2000)

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

Not a Member of a Couple

$30,800

$31,600

Partnered - Combined

$51,200

$52,600

 

 

 

Service Pension Taper - (effective 01/07/2000)

40 cents in the dollar

 

 

 

Pharmaceutical Allowance

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

Not a Member of a Couple

$5.40

$5.60

Partnered - Each

$2.70

$2.80

Illness Separated - Each

$5.40

$5.60

Widow's rate

$5.40

$5.60

Orphan's rate

$5.40

$5.60

 

 

 

 

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

Patient Contribution Rate

$316.12

$316.12

 

 

 

Income Limits for Student Child and Earnings Limit for an Employed Child

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

Student Child (16-22 years)

$7,045.00

$7,045.00

Employed Child (under 16 years)

$6,684.60

$6,684.60

 

 

 

Clothing Allowance

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

High rate

$8.40

$8.70

Mid rate

$5.60

$5.80

Low rate

$3.90

$4.10

 

 

 

Attendant Allowance

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

High rate

$201.20

$209.20

Low rate

$100.60

$104.60

 

 

 

Recreation Transport Allowance

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

High rate

$53.60

$55.70

Low rate

$26.80

$27.90