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Disability Pension - VCES, Frozen And Miscellaneous Rates

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FROZEN AND MISCELLANEOUS RATES EFFECTIVE PAYDAY 4 October 2001

 

 

 

 

 

EDUCATION ALLOWANCE (Effective 01/01/2001)

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

Primary Students (annual payment)

 

$174.80

$174.80

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secondary Students (fortnightly rates)

 

 

 

 

Under 16 & living at home (group A)

 

Under 16 & living at home (group A)

$36.00

$36.00

16-17 & living at home (group B)

 

16-7 & living at home (group B)

$158.80

$158.80

18+ & living at home (group C)

 

18+ & living at home (group C)

$190.90

$190.90

Under 16 & living away

 

Under 16 & living away

$191.74

$191.74

16-17 & living away

 

16-17 & living away

$290.10

$290.10

18+ & living away

 

18+ & living away

$290.10

$290.10

Under 16 & Homeless

 

Under 16 & Homeless

$290.10

$290.10

16-17 & Homeless

 

16-17 & Homeless

$290.10

$290.10

18+ & Homeless

 

18+ & Homeless

$290.10

$290.10

 

 

 

 

 

Tertiary Students (fortnightly rates)

 

 

 

 

16-17 & living at home

 

16-17 & living at home

$158.80

$158.80

16-17 & living away

 

16-17 & living away

$290.10

$290.10

18+ & living at home

 

18+ & living at home

$190.90

$190.90

18+ & living away

 

18+ & living away

$290.10

$290.10

 

 

 

 

 

Double Orphans (fortnightly rates)

 

 

 

 

Secondary & Tertiary

 

 

 

 

Under 16 years

 

Under 16 years

$158.20

$158.20

16-20 years

 

16-20 years

$290.10

$290.10

21 years & over

 

21 years & over

$352.30

$352.30

 

 

 

 

 

MAINTENANCE INCOME FREE AREA

 

 

 

 

Claimant & one child

 

$1,062.15

$1,062.15

 

Partnered, one child each,

 

$2,124.30

$2,124.30

 

both partners in receipt

 

 

 

 

Partnered, one child,

 

$1,062.15

$1,062.15

 

one partner in receipt

 

 

 

 

For each additional child

 

$354.05

$354.05

 

 

 

 

 

 

WITHOUT ADEQUATE MEANS OF SUPPORT (AMS)

 

 

 

1st schedule payments

 

 

 

 

Widowed mother

 

$17.68

$17.68

 

Other mother widow/mother/father

L.E.

$17.68

$17.68

 

Other mother/father

 

$10.92

$10.92

 

Section 39(4) child

L.E.

$17.68

$17.68

 

Dependants of 2 deceased vets

L.E.

$43.68

$43.68

 

 

 

 

 

 

3rd schedule payments

 

 

 

 

Other mother/father

L.E.

$4.16

$4.16

 

Living allowance Reg 3(5) Reg 176

L.E.

$4.99

$4.99

 

All other deceased cases

L.E.

$199.68

$199.68

 

 

 

 

 

 

Misc incapacity cases

 

 

 

 

Parents and others

L.E.

$8.42

$8.42

 

Other except 39(4)

L.E.

$21.84

$21.84

 

Sec 39(4) child

L.E.

$35.36

$35.36

 

 

 

 

 

 

AMS Allowances - Regs 32, 34, 34AA

 

 

 

 

Effective 20/09/2001

 

 

 

 

Standard rate

L.E.

$402.00

$410.50

 

Married rate

L.E.

$335.50

$342.60

 

 

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS PAYMENTS

 

 

 

 

Funeral Benefit (Effective 1/7/2000)

 

$572.00

$572.00

 

Decoration Allowance (Effective 13/7/2000 )

$2.10

$2.10

 

Victoria Cross Allowance (Annual payment effective 1/7/2000)

$2,808.00

$2,808.00

 

Vehicle Allowance (Annual payment effective 20/9/2001)

$1,495.00

$1,554.80

 

Education Entry Payment

 

$208.00

$208.00