External
Payment Rate

 

Service pension rate - transitional

Fortnightly rates.  Date of Effect 20 March 2010

Not a member of a couple
Old rate
New rate

Transitional pension rate

$624.90

$634.30

Minimum pension supplement

$30.20

$30.60

Basic pension supplement

$573.20

$581.80

Tax exempt pension supplement

$51.70

$52.50

 

Partnered – each
Old rate
New rate

Transitional pension rate

$504.70

$512.30

Minimum pension supplement

$22.80

$23.10

Basic pension supplement

$478.80

$486.00

Tax exempt pension supplement

$25.90

$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

$1,198.00

Partnered – combined

$1,750.00

Illness separated – combined

$2,360.00

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

$1,727.75

$2,011.25

Partnered – combined

$2,809.50

$3,077.00

Illness separated – combined

$3,419.50

$3,986.50

* 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

$408.50

Partnered – combined

$706.50

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

$459,750

$588,750

Partnered – combined

$653,500

$782,500

Illness separated – combined

$816,000

$945,000

 

Assets at which SP/Age/ISS ceases - transitional

 
Low limit
High limit

Without RA

Not a member of a couple

$601,000

$730,000

Partnered – combined

$936,000

$1,065,000

Illness separated – combined

$1,098,500

$1,227,500

 

Assets at which DVA treatment SP ceases - transitional

 
Low limit
High limit

Not a member of a couple

$249,250

$378,250

Partnered – combined

$375,000

$504,000