External
Payment Rate

VCES rates – effective from 20 March 2006.

Frozen and miscellaneous rates – effective payday 30 March 2006 unless otherwise specified.

 

Education allowance

Effective from 1 January 2006

 

Old rate

New rate

VCES – primary students

(annual payment)

$201.60

$201.60

 

VCES – secondary students

(fortnightly rates)

Old rate

New rate

Under 16 & living at home (group A)

$41.40

$41.40

16-17 & living at home (group B)

$183.20

$183.20

18+ & living at home (group C)

$220.30

$220.30

Under 16 & living away

$277.94

$277.94

16-17 & living away

$334.70

$334.70

18+ & living away

$334.70

$334.70

Under 16 & homeless

$334.70

$334.70

16-17 & homeless

$334.70

$334.70

18+ & homeless

$334.70

$334.70

 

VCES – tertiary students

(fortnightly rates)

Old rate

New rate

16-17 & living at home

$183.20

$183.20

16-17 & living away

$334.70

$334.70

18+ & living at home

$220.30

$220.30

18+ & living away

$334.70

$334.70

 

VCES – double orphans,

secondary & tertiary

(fortnightly rates)

Old rate

New rate

Under 16 years

$182.60

$182.60

16-20 years

$334.70

$334.70

21 years & over

$406.50

$406.50

 

Maintenance income free area

Effective 1 July 2005

 

Old rate

New rate

Claimant & one child, p.a.

$1,182.60

$1,182.60

Partnered, one child each,

both partners in receipt, p.a.

$2,365.20

$2,365.20

Partnered, one child,

one partner in receipt, p.a.

$1,182.60

$1,182.60

For each additional child, p.a.

$394.20

$394.20

 

Without adequate means of support (AMS)

Effective 13 July 2000

Note: The frozen rate of AMS actually in payment may be less than or equal to the maximum rate quoted.

AMS – 1st schedule payments

Old rate

New rate

Widowed mother

$17.68

$17.68

Other mother widow/mother/father

$17.68

$17.68

Other mother/father

$10.92

$10.92

Section 39(4) child

$17.68

$17.68

Dependants of 2 deceased vets

$43.68

$43.68

 

AMS – 3rd schedule payments

Old rate

New rate

Other mother/father

$4.16

$4.16

Living allowance Reg 3(5) Reg 176

$4.99

$4.99

All other deceased cases

$199.68

$199.68

 

AMS – Misc incapacity cases

Old rate

New rate

Parents and others

$8.42

$8.42

Other except 39(4)

$21.84

$21.84

Sec 39(4) child

$35.36

$35.36

 

AMS Allowances - Regs 32, 34, 34AA

Effective 20/03/2006

Old rate

New rate

Standard rate

$488.90

$499.70

Married rate

$408.20

$417.20

 

Miscellaneous payments

 

Old rate

New rate

Funeral benefit

Effective 1/7/2004

$1,000.00

$1,000.00

Decoration allowance

Effective 13/7/2000

$2.10

$2.10

Victoria Cross allowance

Annual payment effective 20/9/2005

$3,311.00

$3,311.00

Vehicle allowance

Annual payment effective 20/9/2005

$1,726.40

$1,726.40

Education entry payment

$208.00

$208.00