External
Payment Rate

 

Service pension rate - transitional

Fortnightly rates.

Not a member of a couple

Old rate
New rate

Transitional pension rate

$634.30

$634.30

Minimum pension supplement

$30.60

$30.60

Basic pension supplement

$581.80

$581.80

Tax exempt pension supplement

$52.50

$52.50

 

Partnered – each

Old rate
New rate

Transitional pension rate

$512.30

$512.30

Minimum pension supplement

$23.10

$23.10

Basic pension supplement

$486.00

$486.00

Tax exempt pension supplement

$26.30

$26.30

 

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

$1,202.00

Partnered – combined

$1,758.00

Illness separated – combined

$2,368.00

Additional amount per dependent child

$61.50

 

Income at which SP/Age/ISS ceases - transitional

 

*Basic pension

#Maximum RA

Not a member of a couple

$1,731.75

$2,015.25

Partnered – combined

$2,817.50

$3,085.00

Illness separated – combined

$3,427.50

$3,994.50

* 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

$412.50

Partnered – combined

$714.50

For each dependent child add

$24.60

 

Child Income Limits

 

Old rate
New rate

Child 15 or younger (per week)

$175.65

$175.65

Child 16 or older (per annum)

$9,627.05

$9,627.05

 

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

Homeowner

High limit

Non-homeowner

Not a member of a couple

$463,500

$595,000

Partnered – combined

$659,000

$790,500

Illness separated – combined

$821,500

$953,000

 

Assets at which SP/Age/ISS ceases - transitional

 

Low limit
High limit

Without RA

Not a member of a couple

$604,750

$736,250

Partnered – combined

$941,500

$1,073,000

Illness separated – combined

$1,104,000

$1,235,500

 

Assets at which DVA treatment SP ceases - transitional

 

Low limit
High limit

Not a member of a couple

$253,000

$384,500

Partnered – combined

$380,500

$512,000