Fortnightly rates - effective payday 27/09/2007 unless otherwise specified.
Education allowance
Date of effect 27/09/2007
|
|
Old rate 1/01/2007 |
New rate |
|
VCES – primary students |
$209.70 |
$209.70 |
|
VCES – secondary students |
Old rate |
New rate |
|
Under 16 & living at home (group A) |
$43.10 |
$43.10 |
|
16-17 & living at home (group B) |
$190.50 |
$190.50 |
|
18+ & living at home (group C) |
$229.10 |
$229.10 |
|
Under 16 & living away |
$289.06 |
$289.06 |
|
16-17 & living away |
$348.10 |
$348.10 |
|
18+ & living away |
$348.10 |
$348.10 |
|
Under 16 & homeless |
$348.10 |
$348.10 |
|
16-17 & homeless |
$348.10 |
$348.10 |
|
18+ & homeless |
$348.10 |
$348.10 |
|
VCES – tertiary students |
Old rate 1/01/2007 |
New rate |
|
16-17 & living at home |
$190.50 |
$190.50 |
|
16-17 & living away |
$348.10 |
$348.10 |
|
18+ & living at home |
$229.10 |
$229.10 |
|
18+ & living away |
$348.10 |
$348.10 |
|
VCES – double orphans, |
Old rate 1/01/2007 |
New rate |
|
Under 16 years |
$189.90 |
$189.90 |
|
16-20 years |
$348.10 |
$348.10 |
|
21 years & over |
$422.80 |
$422.80 |
Maintenance income free area
Date of effect 20/09/2007
|
|
Old rate 01/07/2007 |
New rate |
|
Claimant & one child, p.a. |
$1,259.25 |
$1,259.25 |
|
Partnered, one child each, |
$2,518.50 |
$2,518.50 |
|
Partnered, one child, |
$1,259.25 |
$1,259.25 |
|
For each additional child, p.a. |
$419.75 |
$419.75 |
Without adequate means of support (AMS)
Date of effect 27/09/2007
|
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 |
Old rate |
New rate |
|
Standard rate |
$525.10 |
$537.70 |
|
Married rate |
$438.50 |
$449.10 |
Date of effect 20/09/2007
|
|
Old rate 01/07/2007 |
New rate |
|
Funeral benefit |
$2,000.00 |
$2,000.00 |
|
Decoration allowance |
$2.10 |
$2.10 |
|
Victoria Cross allowance Date of effect 20/09/2007 |
$3,444.00 |
$3,517.00 |
|
Vehicle allowance Date of effect 20/09/2007 |
$1,796.60 |
$1,835.60 |
|
Education entry payment
|
$208.00 |
$208.00 |