FORTNIGHTLY RATES EFFECTIVE PAYDAY 13 JANUARY 2000

(Date of Effect 01/01/2000)

Service Pension

These rates exclude Pharmaceutical Allowance (P.A).

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

Not a Member of a Couple

$366.50

$366.50

Partnered - Each

$305.90

$305.90

Ceiling rates

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

Income Support Supplement – ISS

$120.10

$120.10

Veteran SP War Widow/Widower

$120.10

$120.10

A higher ceiling may apply to widows/widowers

continuously in receipt since 1 November 1986

**Dependent Child Add-On

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

Each child under 13 yrs

$75.30

$77.60

Each child 13 to 15 yrs

$105.10

$108.20

Guardian Allowance

$37.00

$37.40

Additional free area for children

$24.00

$24.00

Rent Assistance Rates

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

NO CHILDREN

Not a Member of a Couple

$76.00

$76.00

Partnered - Combined

$71.60

$71.60

Shared Renter – Social Security Age Pension

$50.70

$50.70

**1 - 2 CHILDREN

Not a Member of a Couple

$88.80

$88.80

Partnered - Combined

$88.80

$88.80

**3 OR MORE CHILDREN

Not a Member of a Couple

$100.40

$100.40

Partnered - Combined

$100.40

$100.40

Unless specifically mentioned the rates for clients separated for medical reasons are the same as those for "not members of a couple".

Rent Assistance Thresholds

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

NO CHILDREN

Not a Member of a Couple

$72.80

$72.80

Partnered - Combined

$118.40

$118.40

**WITH CHILDREN

Not a Member of a Couple

$95.60

$95.60

Partnered - Combined

$141.40

$141.40

**These rates only apply to DVA 'saved' child related payment cases.

Child related payments and rent assistance are paid as part of the Family Tax benefit through the Family Assistance Office while dependant children are under 16 years.

CRISIS PAYMENT SP/AP/ISS

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

Not a Member of a Couple

$183.25

$183.25

Partnered - Each

$152.95

$152.95

ALLOWANCES EFFECTIVE PAYDAY 13 JANUARY 2000

(Date of Effect 01/01/2000)

Remote Area Allowance

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

Not a Member of a Couple

$17.50

$17.50

Partnered - Each

$15.00

$15.00

Spouse, Widow/er

$17.50

$17.50

Each Child

$7.00

$7.00

Telephone Allowance (Paid Quarterly)

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

Base Rate

$16.00

$16.00

1/2 Base Rate

$8.00

$8.00

World War One Rate

$42.50

$42.50

Deeming rates

(effective 25 March 1999)

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

Up to Threshold

3.00%

3.00%

Above Threshold

4.50%

4.50%

Deeming Thresholds

(effective 1 July 1999)

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

Not a Member of a Couple

$30,800

$30,800

Partnered - Combined

$51,200

$51,200

Pharmaceutical Allowance

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

Not a Member of a Couple

$5.40

$5.40

Partnered - Each

$2.70

$2.70

Illness Separated - Each

$5.40

$5.40

Widow's rate

$5.40

$5.40

Orphan's rate

$5.40

$5.40

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

Patient Contribution Rate

$311.50

$311.50

Income Limits for Student Child and Earnings Limit for an Employed Child

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

Student Child (16-22 years)

$6,968.00

$7,045.00

Clothing Allowance

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

High rate

$8.40

$8.40

Mid rate

$5.60

$5.60

Low rate

$3.90

$3.90

Attendant Allowance

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

High rate

$201.20

$201.20

Low rate

$100.60

$100.60

Recreation Transport Allowance

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

High rate

$53.60

$53.60

Low rate

$26.80

$26.80

LIMITS EFFECTIVE PAYDAY 13 JANUARY 2000

(Date of Effect 13/01/2000)

Ordinary/Adjusted Income Free Area

Not a Member of a Couple

$102.00

Partnered - Combined

$180.00

Illness Separated - Combined

$180.00

Additional Free Area per Dependent Child

$24.00

Adjusted Income before ISS Reduces

Not a Member of a Couple

$594.80

Partnered - Combined

$923.20

Income at which SP Ceases

Basic Pension*

Max. RA#

Not a Member of a Couple

$845.80

$997.80

Partnered - Combined

$1,414.40

$1,557.60

Illness Separated - Combined

$833.80

$985.80

Ceiling Rate - Veteran Widows

$835.00

$987.00

Ceiling Rate - Partnered

$1,403.60

$1,546.80

*These increase with dependent children and/or rent

#These increase with dependent children

Adjusted Income at which ISS/DSS Age Pension Ceases

Not a Member of a Couple

$835.00

Partnered - Combined

$1,403.60

Adjusted Income is Ordinary Income plus foreign DP and War Widow’s Pension

^Cut-off rates are lower because PA is excluded when paid with DP and WWP

Income at which DVA Treatment Ceases (SP cases)

Partner (combined)

Non-Partnered

No children

$438.40

$251.40

1 child

$490.80

$303.80

2 children

$543.20

$356.20

(Except when the modified rules apply.) For each additional child add $52.40

Seniors Health Card Taxable Income Limit (effective 1 July 1999)

Not a Member of a Couple

$40,000.00

Partnered - Combined

$67,000.00

Illness Separated - Combined

$73,396.00

Assets Value Limit

Low limit

High limit

Not a Member of a Couple

$127,750

$219,250

Partnered - Combined

$181,500

$273,000

Illness Separated - Combined

$181,500

$273,000

Assets before ISS Reduces (No RA in payment)

Low limit

High limit

Not a Member of a Couple

$210,000

$301,500

Partnered - Combined

$305,500

$397,000

Assets at which SP Ceases (No RA in payment)

Low limit

High limit

Not a Member of a Couple

$251,750

$343,250

Partnered - Combined

$387,500

$479,000

Assets at which ISS/DSS Age Pension Ceases (excludes PA)

Low limit

High limit

Not a Member of a Couple

$250,000

$341,500

Partnered - Combined

$385,500

$477,000

Assets at which DVA Treatment SP Ceases

Low limit

High limit

Not a Member of a Couple

$152,750

$244,250

1 child

$157,500

$249,000

2 children

$162,250

$253,750

3 children

$167,000

$258,500

Partnered - Combined

$224,750

$316,250

1 child

$229,500

$321,000

2 children

$234,250

$325,750

3 children

$239,000

$330,500

FORTNIGHTLY RATES EFFECTIVE PAYDAY 13 JANUARY 2000

Disability pensions

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

SPOUSE RATE

CHILD RATE

Special Rate

$647.00

$647.00

$8.10

$2.75

Intermediate Rate

$446.60

$446.60

$8.10

$2.75

E D A

$368.10

$368.10

General Rate

100%

$245.40

$245.40

$8.10

$2.75

95%

$233.13

$233.13

$7.70

$2.61

90%

$220.86

$220.86

$7.29

$2.48

85%

$208.59

$208.59

$6.89

$2.34

80%

$196.32

$196.32

$6.48

$2.20

75%

$184.05

$184.05

$6.08

$2.06

70%

$171.78

$171.78

$5.67

$1.93

65%

$159.51

$159.51

$5.27

$1.79

60%

$147.24

$147.24

$4.86

$1.65

55%

$134.97

$134.97

$4.46

$1.51

50%

$122.70

$122.70

$4.05

$1.38

45%

$110.43

$110.43

$3.65

$1.24

40%

$98.16

$98.16

$3.24

$1.10

35%

$85.89

$85.89

$2.84

$0.96

30%

$73.62

$73.62

$2.43

$0.83

25%

$61.35

$61.35

$2.03

$0.69

20%

$49.08

$49.08

$1.62

$0.55

15%

$36.81

$36.81

$1.22

$0.41

10%

$24.54

$24.54

$0.81

$0.28

War Defence Widow(er)’s Pension

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

Non Indexed

$24.00

$24.00

Indexed

$366.50

$366.50

Total Payment

$390.50

$390.50

Orphan's Pension

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

Single

$60.80

$61.50

Double

$121.60

$122.90

Specific Disability Amounts

OLD RATE

NEW RATE

Items 1-6

$401.60

$401.60

Item 7

$134.10

$134.10

Item 8

$90.60

$90.60

Item 9

$77.70

$77.70

Item 10

$77.70

$77.70

Item 11

$38.80

$38.80

Item 12

$20.30

$20.30

Item 13

$38.80

$38.80

Item 14

$20.30

$20.30

Item 15

$30.10

$30.10

PART IV INDEXATION FACTOR

1.003

(effective from 23/9/99)

EFFECTIVE 1 JANUARY 2000

Primary (annual rate)

$162.90

Secondary/Tertiary (fortnightly rates)

At Home

Living Away From Home

Homeless Students

Under 16 years

$33.60

$169.26

$270.30

16-17 years

$148.00

$270.30

$270.30

18 years and over

$177.90

$270.30

$270.30

Double Orphans (fortnightly rates)

Under 16

$147.40

16-20 years

$270.30

21 years and over

$328.30