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Service & Disability Pension Allowance Rates

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ALLOWANCES EFFECTIVE PAYDAY 4 October 2001

 

 

 

 

 

Remote Area Allowance

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

Not a Member of a Couple

$18.20

$18.20

Partnered - Each

$15.60

$15.60

Spouse, Widow/er

$18.20

$18.20

Each Child

$7.30

$7.30

 

 

 

Telephone Allowance (Paid Quarterly)

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

Base Rate

$17.20

$18.00

1/2 Base Rate

$8.60

$9.00

World War One Rate

$46.75

$59.70

 

 

 

Deeming rates

 

 

(effective 1 July 2001)

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

Up to Threshold

3.00%

3.00%

Above Threshold

4.50%

4.50%

 

 

 

Deeming Thresholds

 

 

(effective 1 July 2001)

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

Not a Member of a Couple

$33,400

$33,400

Partnered - Combined

$55,800

$55,800

 

 

 

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

40 cents in the dollar

 

 

 

Pharmaceutical Allowance

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

Not a Member of a Couple

$5.80

$5.80

Partnered - Each

$2.90

$2.90

Illness Separated - Each

$5.80

$5.80

Widow's rate

$5.80

$5.80

Orphan's rate

$5.80

$5.80

 

 

 

 

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

Patient Contribution Rate

$328.44

$335.44

 

 

 

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

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

Student Child (16-22 years)

$7,270.00

$7,270.00

Employed Child (under 16 years)

$6,897.80

$6,897.80

 

 

 

Clothing Allowance

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

High rate

$9.00

$9.30

Mid rate

$6.00

$6.30

Low rate

$4.20

$4.40

 

 

 

Attendant Allowance

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

High rate

$215.90

$224.60

Low rate

$107.90

$112.20

 

 

 

Recreation Transport Allowance

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

High rate

$57.50

$59.80

Low rate

$28.80

$29.90