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Service and Disability Pension Allowance Rates

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Allowances effective payday 15 January 2009.

 

Utilities allowance

Paid quarterly. Date of effect 20/12/2008

 

Old rate
New rate

Not a member of a couple

$128.50

$128.50

Partnered – each

$64.25

$64.25

Illness or respite separated – each

$128.50

$128.50

 

Seniors concession allowance

Paid quarterly. Date of effect 20/12/2008

 

Old rate
New rate

Gold Card & CSH Card Holder

$128.50

$128.50

 

Remote area allowance

Paid fortnightly.  Date of effect 20/12/2008

 

Old rate
New rate

Not a member of a couple

$18.20

$18.20

Partnered – each

$15.60

$15.60

Spouse, widow/widower

$18.20

$18.20

Each child

$7.30

$7.30

 

Telephone allowance

Paid quarterly. Date of effect 20/12/2008

 

Old rate
New rate

Base Rate

$23.00

$23.00

1/2 Base Rate

$11.50

$11.50

Home internet

$34.60

$34.60

Home internet ? base rate

$17.30

$17.30

 

Deeming interest rates

 

Old rate
New rate

Up to threshold

Date of effect 17/11/2008

4%

3%

Above threshold

Date of effect 27/01/2009

5%

4%

 

Deeming thresholds

Date of effect 01/07/2008

 

Old rate
New rate

Not a member of a couple

$41,000.00

$41,000.00

Partnered – Combined

$68,200.00

$68,200.00

 

Taper rate

Date of effect 1/07/2000

Service pension taper rate

40

cents in the dollar

 

Pharmaceutical allowance

 

Old rate
New rate

Not a member of a couple

$5.80

$6.00

Partnered – each

$2.90

$3.00

Illness or respite separated - each

$5.80

$6.00

Widow's rate

$5.80

$6.00

Orphan's rate

$5.80

$6.00

 

Patient contribution rate

 

Old rate
New rate

Patient contribution rate

$461.30

$461.30

 

Income limit for student child and earnings limit for an employed child

 

Old rate
New rate

Student child (16-22 years)

$9,076.35

$9,484.80

Employed child (under 16 years)

$8,611.20

$8,998.60

 

Clothing allowance

 

Old rate
New rate

High rate

$11.50

$11.50

Mid rate

$7.90

$7.90

Low rate

$5.30

$5.30

 

Attendant allowance

 

Old rate
New rate

High rate

$276.40

$276.40

Low rate

$138.00

$138.00

 

Recreation transport allowance

 

Old rate
New rate

High rate

$73.80

$73.80

Low rate

$36.70

$36.70