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Disability Pension - VCES, Frozen And Miscellaneous Rates

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Education allowance

  Date of Effect 20 March 2010

 

Old rate
New rate

VCES – primary students

(annual payment)

$227.10

$227.10

 

VCES – secondary students

(fortnightly rates)

Old rate
New rate

Under 16 & living at home (group A)

$46.70

$46.70

16-17 & living at home (group B)

$206.30

$206.30

18+ & living at home (group C)

$248.10

$248.10

Under 16 & living away

$353.68

$353.68

16-17 & living away

$377.00

$377.00

18+ & living away

$377.00

$377.00

Under 16 & homeless

$377.00

$377.00

16-17 & homeless

$377.00

$377.00

18+ & homeless

$377.00

$377.00

 

VCES – tertiary students

(fortnightly rates)

Old rate
New rate

16-17 & living at home

$206.30

$206.30

16-17 & living away

$377.00

$377.00

18+ & living at home

$248.10

$248.10

18+ & living away

$377.00

$377.00

 

VCES – double orphans,

secondary & tertiary

(fortnightly rates)

Old rate
New rate

Under 16 years

$209.50

$209.50

16-20 years

$377.00

$377.00

21 years & over

$457.90

$457.90

 

Maintenance income free area

Annual. 

 

Old rate
New rate

Claimant & one child - , p.a.

$1,335.90

$1,335.90

Partnered, one child each,

both partners in receipt, p.a.

$2,671.80

$2,671.80

Partnered, one child,

one partner in receipt, p.a.

$1,335.90

$1,335.90

For each additional child, p.a.

$445.30

$445.30

 

Without adequate means of support (AMS)

Note: The frozen rate of AMS actually in payment may be less than or equal to the maximum rate quoted.

AMS – 1st schedule payments

Old rate
New rate

Widowed mother, other mother widow/mother/father

$17.68

$17.68

Other mother/father

$10.92

$10.92

Section 39(4) child

$17.68

$17.68

Dependants of 2 deceased vets

$43.68

$43.68

 

AMS – 3rd schedule payments

Old rate
New rate

Other mother/father

$4.16

$4.16

Living allowance Reg 3(5) Reg 176

$4.99

$4.99

All other deceased cases

$199.68

$199.68

 

AMS – Misc incapacity cases

Old rate
New rate

Parents and others

$8.42

$8.42

Other except 39(4)

$21.84

$21.84

Sec 39(4) child

$35.36

$35.36

 

AMS Allowances - Regs 32, 34, 34AA

Old rate
New rate

Standard rate

$671.90

$701.10

Married rate

$506.50

$528.50

 

Miscellaneous payments

 

Old rate
New rate

Funeral benefit (one off)

$2,000.00

$2,000.00

Decoration allowance (fortnight)

$2.10

$2.10

Victoria Cross allowance (fortnight)

$143.54

$143.54

Vehicle allowance (fortnight)

$74.90

$74.90

Education entry payment

$208.00

$208.00