External
Payment Rate
| Old rate | New Rate | Difference | |
| Other Income Support Thresholds and Limits | 20/09/2025 | 01/01/2026 | |
| Seniors Health Card Income Limit | Annual | ||
| Single rate, including illness separated and respite care | $101,105.00 | $101,105.00 | $0.00 |
| Partnered (each) | $80,884.00 | $80,884.00 | $0.00 |
| Minimum rent for maximum Rent Assistance (RA) | |||
| Single, no children | $439.20 | $439.20 | $0.00 |
| Partnered, no children | $516.87 | $516.87 | $0.00 |
| Primary production attribution threshold | Limit | ||
| Primary production attribution threshold (assets) | $1,515,750.00 | $1,515,750.00 | $0.00 |
| Primary production attribution threshold (annual income) | $66,722.00 | $66,722.00 | $0.00 |
| Exempt funeral investment threshold | Limit | ||
| Exempt funeral investment threshold | $15,750.00 | $15,750.00 | $0.00 |
| Special disability trust asset limit | Limit | ||
| Asset value limit | $832,750.00 | $832,750.00 | $0.00 |
| Discretationary spending limit | $14,750.00 | $14,750.00 | $0.00 |
| Child income limits | Limit | ||
| Child 15 or younger (per week) | $262.20 | $267.70 | $5.50 |
| Child 16 or older (per annum) | $14,370.55 | $14,672.35 | $301.80 |
| Maintenance income free area | Annual | ||
| Amount per person (1 child) | $2,003.85 | $2,003.85 | $0.00 |
| Amount per additional child | $667.95 | $667.95 | $0.00 |
| Aged care | |||
| For residents entering care before 1 July 2014 | Fortnightly | ||
| Minimum permissible asset value | $63,000.00 | $63,000.00 | $0.00 |
| Partially supported resident | $159,220.80 | $159,220.80 | $0.00 |
| Concessional resident | $63,000.00 | $63,000.00 | $0.00 |
| Assisted resident | $101,500.00 | $101,500.00 | $0.00 |
| Standard resident contribution-Threshold amount | $9,887.80 | $9,887.80 | $0.00 |
| For residents entering care on or after 1 July 2014 | Annual | ||
| Minimum Accommodation Payment Asset Value | $63,000.00 | $63,000.00 | $0.00 |
| Maximum Accommodation Payment Asset Value | $210,555.20 | $210,555.20 | $0.00 |