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Service Pension Rates

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Fortnightly rates - effective payday 25 September 2008 - date of effect 20 September 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 20/09/2008.

 

 

Old rate 20/03/2008
New rate

Not a member of a couple

$528.00

$542.80

Pension supplement

$18.80

$19.30

Total (excluding PA)

$546.80

$562.10

Partnered – each

$441.00

$453.30

Pension supplement

$15.80

$16.20

Total (excluding PA)

$456.80

$469.50

 

Ceiling rates

Fortnightly rates - date of effect 20/09/2008

 

Old rate 20/03/2008
New rate

Income Support Supplement (ISS)

$163.20

$167.80

Veteran SP War Widow/Widower

$163.20

$167.80

 

Rent Assistance rates

Fortnightly rates - date of effect 20/09/2008.

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 20/03/2008
New rate

No children

 
 

Not a member of a couple

$107.20

$110.20

Partnered – combined

$101.00

$103.80

Illness separated – each

$107.20

$110.20

Shared renter – Social Security Age Pension

$71.47

$73.47

**1 - 2 children

 

 

Not a member of a couple

$125.86

$129.36

Partnered – combined

$125.86

$129.36

Illness separated – each

$125.86

$129.36

 

 
 

**3 or more children

 
 

Not a member of a couple

$142.38

$146.30

Partnered – combined

$142.38

$146.30

Illness separated – each

$142.38

$146.30


 

Rent Assistance thresholds

Fortnightly rates - date of effect 20/09/2008.

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 20/03/2008
New rate

No children

 
 

Not a member of a couple

$95.40

$98.00

Partnered – combined

$155.20

$159.60

Illness separated – each

$95.40

$98.00

Shared renter – Social Security Age Pension

$95.40

$98.00

**With children

 

 

Not a member of a couple

$125.44

$128.94

Partnered – combined

$185.64

$190.82

Illness separated – each

$125.44

$128.94

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

 

Dependent child add-on

Fortnightly rates - date of effect 20/09/2008.

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 20/06/2008
New rate

**Each child under 13 yrs

$103.04

$103.04

**Each child 13 to 15 yrs

$148.54

$148.54

**Guardian allowance

$49.98

$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 20/09/2008

 

Old rate 20/03/2008
New rate

Not a member of a couple

$273.40

$281.05

Partnered – each

$228.40

$234.75