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Service and Disability Pension Allowance Rates

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Allowances effective payday 28 September 2006 – date of effect 20 September 2006 unless specified otherwise.

 

Utilities allowance

Paid half yearly (March & September)

 

Old rate

New rate

Not a member of a couple

$51.40

$52.60

Partnered – each

$25.70

$26.30

Illness or respite separated - each

$51.40

$52.60

 

Seniors concession allowance

Paid half yearly (December & June) - effective 1 December 2006

 

Old rate

New rate

Gold Card & CSH Card Holder

$104.40

$107.00

 

Remote area allowance

Paid fortnightly

 

Old rate

New rate

Not a member of a couple

$18.20

$18.20

Partnered – each

$15.60

$15.60

Spouse, widow/widower

$18.20

$18.20

Each child

$7.30

$7.30

 

Telephone allowance

Paid quarterly

 

Old rate

New rate

Base Rate

$20.40

$21.40

1/2 Base Rate

$10.20

$10.70

 

Deeming interest rates

Effective 20 March 2004

 

Old rate

New rate

Up to threshold

3.0%

3.0%

Above threshold

5.0%

5.0%

 

Deeming thresholds

Effective 1 July 2006

 

Old rate

New rate

Not a member of a couple

$38,400.00

$38,400.00

Partnered – Combined

$63,800.00

$63,800.00

 

Taper rate

Effective 1 July 2000

Service pension taper rate

40

cents in the dollar

 

Pharmaceutical allowance

Effective 1 January 2001

 

Old rate

New rate

Not a member of a couple

$5.80

$5.80

Partnered – each

$2.90

$2.90

Illness or respite separated - each

$5.80

$5.80

Widow's rate

$5.80

$5.80

Orphan's rate

$5.80

$5.80

 

Patient contribution rate

 

Old rate

New rate

Patient contribution rate

$409.50

$419.72

 

Income limit for student child and earnings limit for an employed child

 

Old rate

New rate

Student child (16-22 years)

$8,547.75

$8,547.75

Employed child (under 16 years)

$8,109.40

$8,109.40

 

Clothing allowance

 

Old rate

New rate

High rate

$10.40

$10.80

Mid rate

$7.10

$7.40

Low rate

$4.80

$5.00

 

Attendant allowance

 

Old rate

New rate

High rate

$249.10

$259.10

Low rate

$124.40

$129.40

 

Recreation transport allowance

 

Old rate

New rate

High rate

$66.40

$69.10

Low rate

$33.10

$34.40