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Historical Payment Rates
2012 payment rates
September 2012
- Income support payment rates
Service pension, non-transitional |
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Single |
Fortnightly |
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Maximum basic rate |
$695.30 |
$712.00 |
$16.70 |
Total pension supplement |
$60.20 |
$60.60 |
$0.40 |
Basic pension supplement |
$21.00 |
$21.10 |
$0.10 |
Minimum pension supplement |
$32.40 |
$32.50 |
$0.10 |
Remaining pension supplement |
$6.80 |
$7.00 |
$0.20 |
Total service pension |
$755.50 |
$772.60 |
$17.10 |
Fortnightly |
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Tax exempt pension supplement |
$39.20 |
$39.50 |
$0.30 |
Pension supplement component for pension bonus |
$21.00 |
$21.10 |
$0.10 |
Partnered (each) |
Fortnightly |
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Maximum basic rate |
$524.10 |
$536.70 |
$12.60 |
Total pension supplement |
$45.40 |
$45.70 |
$0.30 |
Basic pension supplement |
$17.50 |
$17.60 |
$0.10 |
Minimum pension supplement |
$24.40 |
$24.50 |
$0.10 |
Remaining pension supplement |
$3.50 |
$3.60 |
$0.10 |
Total service pension |
$569.50 |
$582.40 |
$12.90 |
Fortnightly |
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Tax exempt pension supplement |
$27.90 |
$28.10 |
$0.20 |
Pension supplement component for pension bonus |
$17.50 |
$17.60 |
$0.10 |
Service pension, transitional |
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Single |
Fortnightly |
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Basic pension supplement |
$615.60 |
$619.30 |
$3.70 |
Minimum pension supplement |
$32.40 |
$32.50 |
$0.10 |
Remaining pension supplement |
$23.20 |
$23.40 |
$0.20 |
Total service pension |
$671.20 |
$675.20 |
$4.00 |
Fortnightly |
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Tax exempt pension supplement |
$55.60 |
$55.90 |
$0.30 |
Pension supplement component for pension bonus |
$21.00 |
$21.10 |
$0.10 |
Partnered (each) |
Fortnightly |
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Basic pension supplement |
$514.30 |
$517.40 |
$3.10 |
Minimum pension supplement |
$24.40 |
$24.50 |
$0.10 |
Remaining pension supplement |
$3.30 |
$3.40 |
$0.10 |
Total service pension |
$542.00 |
$545.30 |
$3.30 |
Fortnightly |
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Tax exempt pension supplement |
$27.70 |
$27.90 |
$0.20 |
Pension supplement component for pension bonus |
$17.50 |
$17.60 |
$0.10 |
Income support supplement |
Fortnightly |
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Ceiling rate |
$228.90 |
$234.40 |
$5.50 |
Minimum payment amount (single) |
$32.40 |
$32.50 |
$0.10 |
Minimum payment amount (partnered) |
$24.40 |
$24.50 |
$0.10 |
Tax exempt amount (single) |
$32.40 |
$32.50 |
$0.10 |
Tax exempt amount (partnered) |
$24.40 |
$24.50 |
$0.10 |
Rent assistance |
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No children |
Fortnightly |
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Single rate, including illness separated and respite care |
$120.20 |
$121.00 |
$0.80 |
Partnered (combined) |
$113.20 |
$113.80 |
$0.60 |
SSA Age Pensioner, shared accommodation |
$80.13 |
$80.67 |
$0.53 |
Rent assistance threshold |
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No children |
Fortnightly |
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Single rate, including illness separated and respite care |
$106.80 |
$107.40 |
$0.60 |
Partnered (combined) |
$173.80 |
$174.80 |
$1.00 |
Remote area allowance |
Fortnightly |
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Single rate, including illness separated, respite care, and partnered where the partner does not receive RAA |
$18.20 |
$18.20 |
$0.00 |
Partnered (combined) (both receiving RAA) |
$15.60 |
$15.60 |
$0.00 |
Child |
$7.30 |
$7.30 |
$0.00 |
Maximum pension bonus |
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Single |
Lump sum |
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1 bonus period |
$1,750.60 |
$1,791.70 |
$41.10 |
2 bonus periods |
$7,002.50 |
$7,166.80 |
$164.30 |
3 bonus periods |
$15,755.70 |
$16,125.30 |
$369.60 |
4 bonus periods |
$28,010.20 |
$28,667.10 |
$656.90 |
5 bonus periods |
$43,765.90 |
$44,792.40 |
$1,026.50 |
Partnered |
Lump sum |
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1 bonus period |
$1,323.70 |
$1,354.70 |
$31.00 |
2 bonus periods |
$5,294.70 |
$5,418.80 |
$124.10 |
3 bonus periods |
$11,913.00 |
$12,192.40 |
$279.40 |
4 bonus periods |
$21,178.70 |
$21,675.30 |
$496.60 |
5 bonus periods |
$33,091.80 |
$33,867.70 |
$775.90 |
Advance payments |
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Lump sum |
Lump sum |
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Minimum advance, single |
$361.55 |
$370.05 |
$8.50 |
Maximum advance, single |
$1,084.65 |
$1,110.15 |
$25.50 |
Minimum advance, partnered (each) |
$272.55 |
$278.95 |
$6.40 |
Maximum advance, partnered (each) |
$817.65 |
$836.85 |
$19.20 |
Repayments |
Fortnightly |
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Minimum repayment single |
$27.81 |
$28.47 |
$0.65 |
Maximum repayment single |
$83.43 |
$85.40 |
$1.96 |
Minimum repayment partnered (each) |
$20.97 |
$21.46 |
$0.49 |
Maximum repayment partnered (each) |
$62.90 |
$64.37 |
$1.48 |
Seniors supplement |
Lump sum |
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Single |
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Annual |
$842.40 |
$845.00 |
$2.60 |
Quarter ending 19/12/2012 - paid on 27/12/2012 |
$212.91 |
$211.25 |
-$1.66 |
Quarter ending 19/9/2012 - paid on 20/9/2012 |
$212.91 |
$212.91 |
$0.00 |
Partnered |
Lump sum |
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Annual |
$634.40 |
$637.00 |
$2.60 |
Quarter ending 19/12/2012 - paid on 27/12/2012 |
$160.34 |
$159.25 |
-$1.09 |
Quarter ending 19/9/2012 - paid on 20/9/2012 |
$160.34 |
$160.34 |
$0.00 |
Education Entry Payment |
Lump sum |
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Education Entry Payment |
$208.00 |
$208.00 |
$0.00 |
Crisis payment |
Per Event |
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Single rate, including illness separated and respite care |
$377.75 |
$386.30 |
$8.55 |
Partnered (each) |
$284.75 |
$291.20 |
$6.45 |
Dependent child add-on |
Fortnightly |
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Child 12 or younger |
$115.36 |
$115.36 |
$0.00 |
Child 13 - 15 years old |
$166.32 |
$166.32 |
$0.00 |
Guardian allowance |
Fortnightly |
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Guardian allowance |
$56.00 |
$56.00 |
$0.00 |