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Service and Disability Pension Allowance Rates

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Allowances effective payday 5 July 2007.

 

Utilities allowance

Paid half yearly (March & September)

 

Old rate

New rate

Not a member of a couple

$53.00

$53.00

Partnered – each

$26.50

$26.50

Illness or respite separated - each

$53.00

$53.00

 

Seniors concession allowance

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

 

Old rate

New rate

Gold Card & CSH Card Holder

$107.00

$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

$21.40

$21.40

1/2 Base Rate

$10.70

$10.70

 

Deeming interest rates

Effective 20 March 2007

 

Old rate

New rate

Up to threshold

3.0%

3.5%

Above threshold

5.0%

5.5%

 

Deeming thresholds

Effective 1 July 2007

 

Old rate

New rate

Not a member of a couple

$38,400.00

$39,400.00

Partnered – Combined

$63,800.00

$65,400.00

 

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

$419.72

$430.78

 

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

 

Old rate

New rate

Student child (16-22 years)

$8,889.65

$8,889.65

Employed child (under 16 years)

$8,434.40

$8,434.40

 

Clothing allowance

 

Old rate

New rate

High rate

$10.80

$10.80

Mid rate

$7.40

$7.40

Low rate

$5.00

$5.00

 

Attendant allowance

 

Old rate

New rate

High rate

$259.10

$259.10

Low rate

$129.40

$129.40

 

Recreation transport allowance

 

Old rate

New rate

High rate

$69.10

$69.10

Low rate

$34.40

$34.40