External
Payment Rate

 

Indexation

Old rate

New rate

 

1/07/2004

1/07/2005

Periodic Payments – per week

 

 

Maximum permanent impairment*

$245.82

$252.21

Incapacity payment commutation limit

$158.21

$162.32

Household services

$348.06

$357.11

Attendant care services

$348.06

$357.11

Death Benefit for wholly or mainly dependent eligible young person

$69.61

$71.42

Lump Sums

 

 

Eligible young person dependent on member eligible for maximum PI compensation

$63,283.20

$64,928.56

Financial advice compensation

$1,265.66

$1,298.57

Maximum additional death benefit dependent partner

$105,472.00

$108,214.27

Death benefit for dependent eligible young persons

$63,283.20

$64,928.56

Maximum death benefits for each “other dependant”

$63,283.20

$64,928.56

Total death benefit available for all “other dependant”

$200,396.80

$205,607.12

Funeral compensation

$4,851.71

$4,977.85

MRCS Rates

1/07/2005

20/09/2005

Telephone Allowance

$19.80

$20.40

Pharmaceutical Allowance

$5.80

$5.80

 

 

 

Wholly Dependant Partner's Pension

 

 

Base

$459.00

$471.40

Supplement

$17.30

$17.50

Non Indexed

$25.00

$25.00

 

$501.30

$513.90

 

 

 

Special Rate Disability Pension

$798.80

$816.20

 

*Converts to a maximum lump sum of $330,495.98