External
Payment Rate

Limits effective payday 30 March 2006 - date of effect 20 March 2006 unless otherwise specified.

Ordinary/adjusted income free area

Income per fortnight

Not a member of a couple

$124.00

Partnered – combined

$220.00

Illness separated – combined

$220.00

Additional free area for children

Income per fortnight

Each Dependent Child
(under 18 years of age)

$24.60

Income at which SP ceases

*Basic Pension

#Max. RA

Not a member of a couple

$1,387.75

$1,639.25

Partnered – combined

$2,320.50

$2,558.00

Illness separated – combined

$2,747.50

$3,250.50

Ceiling rate – veteran widows

$1,373.25

$1,624.25

Ceiling rate – partnered

$2,306.00

$2,543.50

Ceiling rate – Illness separated – partnered

$2,718.50

$3,221.50

*These increase with dependent children and/or rent

#These increase with dependent children

Adjusted income before ISS reduces

Income per fortnight

Not a member of a couple

$1,001.25

Partnered – combined

$1,562.00

Illness separated – combined

$1,974.50

Adjusted income at which ISS/DSS age pension ceases

Adjusted income is ordinary income plus all war widow's pension and foreign DP

Income per fortnight

^Not a member of a couple

$1,373.25

^Partnered – combined

$2,306.00

Illness separated – combined

$2,718.50

^Cut-off rates are lower because PA is excluded when paid with DP and WWP

Income at which DVA treatment ceases (SP cases)

For each additional child add $76.35

Partnered (combined)

Non-Partnered

No children

$627.00

$360.25

1 child

$703.35

$436.60

2 children

$779.70

$512.95

Seniors health card taxable income limit

Effective 1 July 2001

Annual taxable income limit.

##Income

Not a member of a couple

$50,000.00

Partnered – combined

$80,000.00

Illness separated – combined

$100,000.00

Respite care – combined

$100,000.00

## Limit increases with dependent children

Assets value limit

Low limit

High limit

Not a member of a couple

$157,000

$270,500

Partnered – combined

$223,000

$336,500

Illness separated – combined

$223,000

$336,500

Assets at which SP ceases

No RA in payment

Low limit

High limit

Not a member of a couple

$325,500

$439,000

Partnered – combined

$503,500

$617,000

Illness separated – combined

$560,000

$673,500

Assets before ISS reduces

No RA in payment

Low limit

High limit

Not a member of a couple

$273,750

$387,250

Partnered – combined

$401,500

$515,000

Illness separated – combined

$457,000

$570,500

Assets at which ISS/DSS age pension ceases

Rates quoted exclude PA

Low limit

High limit

Not a member of a couple

$323,750

$437,250

Partnered – combined

$501,500

$615,000

Illness separated – combined

$556,500

$670,000

Assets at which DVA treatment SP ceases

Low limit

High limit

Not a member of a couple

$188,500

$302,000

1 child

$195,500

$309,000

2 children

$202,500

$316,000

3 children

$209,250

$322,750

Partnered – combined

$277,500

$391,000

1 child

$284,500

$398,000

2 children

$291,000

$404,500

3 children

$298,000

$411,500