External
Payment Rate

 

Service pension rate - transitional

Fortnightly rates.

 

Old rate
New rate

Not a member of a couple

$553.60

$553.60

Pension supplement

$71.30

$71.30

Total (excluding PA)

$624.90

$624.90

 

Partnered – each

$462.40

$462.40

Pension supplement

$42.30

$42.30

Total (excluding PA)

$504.70

$504.70

 

Ordinary/adjusted income free area - transitional

As per non-transitional.

 

Additional free area for children - transitional

 

Income per fortnight

Each Dependent Child

(under 18 years of age)

$24.60

 

Income Test Taper rate – transitional

 

from 20/9/2009

40 cents in the dollar

 

Adjusted income at which ISS reduces - transitional

Includes WWP.

 

Income per fortnight

Not a member of a couple

$1,198.00

Partnered – combined

$1,759.00

Illness separated – combined

$2,360.00

 

Income at which SP/Age/ISS ceases - transitional

 

*Basic pension

#Maximum RA

Not a member of a couple

$1,704.25

$1,983.75

Partnered – combined

$2,771.50

$3,035.00

Illness separated – combined

$3,372.50

$3,931.50

Ceiling rate – veteran widows

$1,704.25

$1,983.75

Ceiling rate – partnered

$2,771.50

$3,035.00

Ceiling rate – Illness separated – partnered

$3,372.50

$3,931.50

* Include WWP amount for ISS income limit calculation.

# Child-related RA paid with Family Tax Benefit.

 

Income at which DVA treatment (SP) ceases - transitional

 

Income per fortnight

Not a member of a couple

$404.50

Partnered – combined

$699.50

For each dependent child add

$24.60

 

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

 

Old rate
New rate

Student child (16-22 years)

$9,484.80

$9,627.05

Employed child (under 16 years)

$8,998.60

$9,133.80

 

Assets value limit - transitional

As per non-transitional.

 

Assets Test Taper rate - transitional

As per non-transitional.

 

Assets at which ISS reduces - transitional

 

Low limit
High limit

Not a member of a couple

$459,750

$588,750

Partnered – combined

$655,500

$784,500

Illness separated – combined

$816,000

$945,000

 

Assets at which SP/Age/ISS ceases - transitional

 

Low limit
High limit

Not a member of a couple

$594,750

$723,750

Partnered – combined

$925,500

$1,054,500

Illness separated – combined

$1,086,000

$1,215,000

 

Assets at which DVA treatment SP ceases - transitional

 

Low limit
High limit

Not a member of a couple

$248,000

$377,000

Partnered – combined

$373,000

$502,000