-
Home
Compensation and Support Reference Library
Payment Rates
Historical Payment Rates
2013 payment rates
January 2013
- Other income support thresholds and limits
Seniors Health Card Income Limit |
Annual |
||
Single rate, including illness separated and respite care |
$50,000.00 |
$50,000.00 |
$0.00 |
Partnered (each) |
$40,000.00 |
$40,000.00 |
$0.00 |
Minimum rent for maximum Rent Assistance (RA) |
|||
Single, no children |
$268.73 |
$268.73 |
$0.00 |
Partnered, no children |
$326.53 |
$326.53 |
$0.00 |
Primary production attribution threshold |
Limit |
||
Primary production attribution threshold (assets) |
$1,085,500.00 |
$1,085,500.00 |
$0.00 |
Primary production attribution threshold (annual income) |
$47,815.00 |
$47,815.00 |
$0.00 |
Exempt funeral investment threshold |
Limit |
||
Exempt funeral investment threshold |
$11,500.00 |
$11,500.00 |
$0.00 |
Special disability trust asset limit |
Limit |
||
Asset value limit |
$596,500.00 |
$596,500.00 |
$0.00 |
Child income limits |
Limit |
||
Child 15 or younger (per week) |
$187.60 |
$189.85 |
$2.25 |
Child 16 or older (per annum) |
$10,282.80 |
$10,406.20 |
$123.40 |
Maintenance income free area |
Annual |
||
Amount per person (1 child) |
$1,445.40 |
$1,445.40 |
$0.00 |
Amount per additional child |
$481.80 |
$481.80 |
$0.00 |
Aged care |
|||
Standard pensioner contribution |
Fortnightly |
||
Standard pensioner contribution - general |
$605.08 |
$605.08 |
$0.00 |
Standard pensioner contribution - phased |
$598.08 |
$598.08 |
$0.00 |
Standard pensioner contribution - protected resident |
$551.74 |
$551.74 |
$0.00 |
Standard pensioner contribution - certain pre 2008 reform residents |
$686.98 |
$686.98 |
$0.00 |
Income and Asset limits |
Annual |
||
Minimum permissable asset value |
$41,500.00 |
$41,500.00 |
$0.00 |
Partially supported resident |
$109,640.80 |
$109,640.80 |
$0.00 |
Concessional resident |
$41,500.00 |
$41,500.00 |
$0.00 |
Assisted resident |
$67,000.00 |
$67,000.00 |
$0.00 |
Threshold amount |
$6,552.00 |
$6,552.00 |
$0.00 |