External
Payment Rate
| Old rate | New Rate | Difference | |
| Other Income Support Thresholds and Limits | 20/09/2024 | 01/01/2025 | |
| Seniors Health Card Income Limit | Annual | ||
| Single rate, including illness separated and respite care | $99,025.00 | $99,025.00 | $0.00 |
| Partnered (each) | $79,220.00 | $79,220.00 | $0.00 |
| Minimum rent for maximum Rent Assistance (RA) | |||
| Single, no children | $430.60 | $430.60 | $0.00 |
| Partnered, no children | $506.74 | $506.74 | $0.00 |
| Primary production attribution threshold | Limit | ||
| Primary production attribution threshold (assets) | $1,480,250.00 | $1,480,250.00 | $0.00 |
| Primary production attribution threshold (annual income) | $65,189.00 | $65,189.00 | $0.00 |
| Exempt funeral investment threshold | Limit | ||
| Exempt funeral investment threshold | $15,500.00 | $15,500.00 | $0.00 |
| Special disability trust asset limit | Limit | ||
| Asset value limit | $813,250.00 | $813,250.00 | $0.00 |
| Discretationary spending limit | $14,500.00 | $14,500.00 | $0.00 |
| Child income limits | Limit | ||
| Child 15 or younger (per week) | $252.60 | $262.20 | $9.60 |
| Child 16 or older (per annum) | $13,844.45 | $14,370.55 | $526.10 |
| Maintenance income free area | Annual | ||
| Amount per person (1 child) | $1,960.05 | $1,960.05 | $0.00 |
| Amount per additional child | $653.35 | $653.35 | $0.00 |
| Aged care | |||
| For residents entering care before 1 July 2014 | Fortnightly | ||
| Minimum permissible asset value | $61,500.00 | $61,500.00 | $0.00 |
| Partially supported resident | $155,744.80 | $155,744.80 | $0.00 |
| Concessional resident | $61,500.00 | $61,500.00 | $0.00 |
| Assisted resident | $98,500.00 | $98,500.00 | $0.00 |
| Standard resident contribution-Threshold amount | $9,591.40 | $9,591.40 | $0.00 |
| For residents entering care on or after 1 July 2014 | Annual | ||
| Minimum Accommodation Payment Asset Value | $61,500.00 | $61,500.00 | $0.00 |
| Maximum Accommodation Payment Asset Value | $206,039.20 | $206,039.20 | $0.00 |