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Service & Disability Pension Allowance Rates

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ALLOWANCES EFFECTIVE PAYDAY 3 OCTOBER 2002

 

 

 

 

 

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

$18.00

$18.60

1/2 Base Rate

$9.00

$9.30

World War One Rate

$59.70

$65.70

 

 

 

Deeming rates

 

 

(effective 20 March 2002)

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

Up to Threshold

2.50%

2.50%

Above Threshold

4.00%

4.00%

 

 

 

Deeming Thresholds

 

 

(effective 1 July 2002)

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

Not a Member of a Couple

$34,400

$34,400

Partnered - Combined

$57,400

$57,400

 

 

 

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

$344.82

$351.12

 

 

 

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

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

Student Child (16-22 years)

$7,706.20

$7,706.20

Employed Child (under 16 years)

$7,331.20

$7,311.20

 

 

 

Clothing Allowance

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

High rate

$9.30

$9.60

Mid rate

$6.30

$6.50

Low rate

$4.40

$4.50

 

 

 

Attendant Allowance

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

High rate

$224.60

$230.90

Low rate

$112.20

$115.30

 

 

 

Recreation Transport Allowance

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

High rate

$59.80

$61.50

Low rate

$29.90

$30.70