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Service Pension Rates

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Fortnightly rates - effective payday 17 July 2008 - date of effect 1 July 2008.

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).

Fortnightly rates - date of effect 1/7/2008.

 

Old rate 20/03/2008
New rate

Not a member of a couple

$528.00

$528.00

Pension supplement

$18.80

$18.80

Total (excluding PA)

$546.80

$546.80

Partnered – each

$441.00

$441.00

Pension supplement

$15.80

$15.80

Total (excluding PA)

$456.80

$456.80

 

Ceiling rates

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

Fortnightly rates - date of effect 1/7/2008.

 

Old rate 20/03/2008
New rate

Income Support Supplement (ISS)

$163.20

$163.20

Veteran SP War Widow/Widower

$163.20

$163.20

 

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.

Fortnightly rates – date of effect 1/7/2008.

 

Old rate 20/03/2008
New rate

No children

 
 

Not a member of a couple

$107.20

$107.20

Partnered – combined

$101.00

$101.00

Illness separated - each

$107.20

$107.20

Shared renter – Social Security Age Pension

$71.47

$71.47

**1 - 2 children

 

 

Not a member of a couple

$125.86

$125.86

Partnered – combined

$125.86

$125.86

Illness separated - each

$125.86

$125.86

**3 or more children

 
 

Not a member of a couple

$142.38

$142.38

Partnered – combined

$142.38

$142.38

Illness separated - each

$142.38

$142.38

**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.

Fortnightly rates – date of effect 1/7/2008.

 

Old rate 20/03/2008
New rate

No children

 
 

Not a member of a couple

$95.40

$95.40

Partnered – combined

$155.20

$155.20

Illness separated - each

$95.40

$95.40

Shared renter – Social Security Age Pension

$95.40

$95.40

**With children

 

 

Not a member of a couple

$125.44

$125.44

Partnered – combined

$185.64

$185.64

Illness separated - each

$125.44

$125.44

**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.

Fortnightly rates – date of effect 1/7/2008.

 

Old rate 20/03/2008
New rate

**Each child under 13 yrs

$98.56

$103.04

**Each child 13 to 15 yrs

$142.10

$148.54

**Guardian allowance

$48.58

$49.98

Additional free area for children

$24.60

$24.60

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

 

Crisis payment

Date of effect 1/7/2008.

 

Old rate 20/03/2008
New rate

Not a member of a couple

$273.40

$273.40

Partnered – each

$228.40

$228.40