External
Payment Rate

Fortnightly rates - effective payday 15 January 2009 – date of effect 1 January 2009.

 

Disability pension

Type
Old rate
New rate
Spouse rate
Child rate

Special rate

$997.80

$997.80

$8.42

$2.86

Intermediate rate

$677.00

$677.00

$8.42

$2.86

EDA

$550.70

$550.70

 

 

General rate       100%

$354.50

$354.50

$8.42

$2.86

95%

$336.78

$336.78

$8.00

$2.72

90%

$319.05

$319.05

$7.58

$2.57

85%

301.33

301.33

$7.16

$2.43

80%

283.60

283.60

$6.74

$2.29

75%

265.88

265.88

$6.32

$2.15

70%

248.15

248.15

$5.89

$2.00

65%

230.43

230.43

$5.47

$1.86

60%

212.70

212.70

$5.05

$1.72

55%

194.98

194.98

$4.63

$1.57

50%

177.25

177.25

$4.21

$1.43

45%

159.53

159.53

$3.79

$1.29

40%

141.80

141.80

$3.37

$1.14

35%

124.08

124.08

$2.95

$1.00

30%

106.35

106.35

$2.53

$0.86

25%

88.63

88.63

$2.11

$0.72

20%

70.90

70.90

$1.68

$0.57

15%

53.18

53.18

$1.26

$0.43

10%

35.45

35.45

$0.84

$0.29

 

War / Defence widow(er)'s pension

 

Old rate
New rate

Indexed

$579.40

$579.40

Supplement

$19.30

$19.30

Total payment

$598.70

$598.70

 

Orphan's pension

 

Old rate
New rate

Single

$80.80

$84.40

Double

$161.50

$168.80

 

Specific disability amounts

Item Numbers
Old rate
New rate

1 – 6

$552.70

$552.70

7

$184.30

$184.30

8

$124.40

$124.40

9

$106.60

$106.60

10

$106.60

$106.60

11

$53.40

$53.40

12

$27.80

$27.80

13

$53.40

$53.40

14

$27.80

$27.80

15

$41.30

$41.30

 

Part IV indexation factor 1.028

Date of effect 20/09/2008