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Service Pension Rates

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Fortnightly rates - effective payday 27 September 2007 - date of effect 20 September 2007

Unless specifically mentioned, the rates for clients separated for medical reasons are the same as those for "not members of a couple".

 

Service pension

 

These rates exclude pharmaceutical allowance (PA).

 

Old rate 01/07/2007
New rate

Not a member of a couple

$506.80

$519.20

Pension supplement

$18.30

$18.50

Total (excluding PA)

$525.10

$537.70

Partnered – each

$423.20

$433.60

Pension supplement

$15.30

$15.50

Total (excluding PA)

$438.50

$449.10

 

Ceiling rates

Note: A higher ceiling may apply to widows/widowers continuously in receipt since 1 November 1986

 

Old rate 01/07/2007
New rate

Income Support Supplement (ISS)

$156.60

$160.40

Veteran SP War Widow/Widower

$156.60

$160.40

 

Rent assistance rates

Child-related rent assistance is paid as part of the Family Tax Benefit through the Family Assistance Office while dependant children are under 16 years.

 

Old rate 01/07/2007
New rate

No children

 
 

Not a member of a couple

$104.00

$105.40

Partnered – combined

$98.20

$99.40

Shared renter – Social Security Age Pension

$69.33

$70.27

**1 - 2 children

 

 

Not a member of a couple

$122.22

$123.76

Partnered – combined

$122.22

$123.76

Illness separated - each

$122.22

$123.76

**3 or more children

 
 

Not a member of a couple

$138.18

$140.00

Partnered – combined

$138.18

$140.00

Illness separated - each

$122.22

$123.76

Illness separated - each

$122.22

$123.76

**These rates only apply to DVA 'saved' child related payment cases.

 

Rent assistance thresholds

Child-related rent assistance is paid as part of the Family Tax Benefit through the Family Assistance Office while dependant children are under 16 years.

 

Old rate 01/07/2007
New rate

No children

 
 

Not a member of a couple

$92.60

$93.80

Partnered – combined

$150.60

$152.60

Illness separated - each

$92.60

$93.80

Shared renter – DSS Age pension

$92.60

$93.80

**With children

 

 

Not a member of a couple

$121.80

$123.34

Partnered – combined

$180.18

$182.56

Illness separated - each

$121.80

$123.34

**These rates only apply to DVA 'saved' child related payment cases.

 

Dependent child add-on

Child-related payments and rent assistance are paid as part of the Family Tax Benefit through the Family Assistance Office while dependent children are under 16 years.

 

Old rate 01/07/2007
New rate

**Each child under 13 yrs

$98.56

$98.56

**Each child 13 to 15 yrs

$142.10

$142.10

**Guardian allowance

$48.58

$48.58

Additional free area for children

$24.60

$24.60

**These rates only apply to DVA 'saved' child related payment cases.

 

Crisis payment

 

Old rate 01/07/2007
New rate

Not a member of a couple

$262.55

$268.85

Partnered – each

$219.25

$224.55