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Age & Service Pension - Maximum Rates of Payment
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Calculators
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The Tax Status of the Pension Supplement from 20 Sept 2009 to 19 March 2022 - Single
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Single
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Minimum
Pension
Supplement
per annum
(Note 1)
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Maximum
Pension
Supplement
per annum
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Taxable
Maximum
Basic
per annum
(Note 2)
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Tax Free
Maximum
Remaining
per annum
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20/9/21 – 19/3/22
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$995.80
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$1,851.20
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$642.20
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$1,209.00
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20/3/21 – 19/9/21
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$982.80
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$1,827.80
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$634.40
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$1,193.40
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20/3/20 – 19/3/21
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$972.40
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$1,809.60
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$629.20
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$1,180.40
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20/9/19 – 19/3/20
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$962.00
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$1,791.40
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$621.40
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$1,170.00
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20/3/19 – 19/9/19
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$954.20
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$1,781.00
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$618.80
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$1,162.20
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20/9/18 – 19/3/19
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$943.80
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$1,762.80
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$613.60
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$1,149.20
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20/3/18 – 19/9/18
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$938.60
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$1,749.80
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$608.40
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$1,141.40
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20/9/17 – 19/3/18
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$928.20
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$1,723.80
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$600.60
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$1,123.20
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20/3/17 – 19/9/17
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$920.40
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$1,713.40
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$598.00
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$1,115.40
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20/9/16 – 19/3/17
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$910.00
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$1,692.60
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$590.20
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$1,102.40
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20/3/16 – 19/9/16
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$907.40
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$1,690.00
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$590.20
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$1,099.80
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20/9/15 – 19/3/16
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$899.60
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$1,677.00
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$585.00
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$1,092.00
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20/3/15 – 19/9/15
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$894.40
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$1,661.40
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$579.80
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$1,081.60
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20/9/14 – 19/3/15
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$886.60
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$1,651.00
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$574.60
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$1,076.40
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20/3/14 – 19/9/14
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$876.20
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$1,635.40
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$569.40
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$1,066.00
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20/9/13 – 19/3/14
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$858.00
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$1,604.20
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$559.00
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$1,045.20
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20/3/13 – 19/9/13
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$852.80
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$1,591.20
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$553.80
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$1,037.40
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20/9/12 – 19/3/13
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$845.00
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$1,575.60
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$548.60
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$1,027.00
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20/3/12 – 19/9/12
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$842.40
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$1,565.20
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$546.00
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$1,019.20
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20/9/11 – 19/3/12
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$837.20
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$1,554.80
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$543.40
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$1,011.40
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20/3/11 – 19/9/11
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$816.40
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$1,518.40
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$530.40
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$988.00
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20/9/10 – 19/3/11
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$806.00
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$1,500.20
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$525.20
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$975.00
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20/3/10 – 19/9/10
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$795.60
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$1,479.40
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$517.40
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$962.00
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20/9/09 – 19/3/10
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$785.20
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$1,458.60
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$509.60
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$949.00
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The Tax Status of the Pension Supplement from 20 Sept 2009 to 19 March 2022 – Partnered
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Partnered*
Each
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Minimum
Pension
Supplement
per annum
(Note 1)
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Maximum
Pension
Supplement
per annum
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Taxable
Maximum
Basic
per annum
(Note 2)
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Tax Free
Maximum
Remaining
per annum
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20/9/21 – 19/3/22
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$751.40
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$1,396.20
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$530.40
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$865.80
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20/3/21 – 19/9/21
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$741.00
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$1,378.00
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$522.60
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$855.40
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20/3/20 – 19/3/21
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$733.20
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$1,365.00
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$517.40
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$847.60
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20/9/19 – 19/3/20
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$725.40
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$1,349.40
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$512.20
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$837.20
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20/3/19 – 19/9/19
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$720.20
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$1,341.60
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$509.60
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$832.00
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20/9/18 – 19/3/19
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$712.40
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$1,328.60
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$504.40
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$824.20
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20/3/18 – 19/9/18
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$707.20
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$1,318.20
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$499.20
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$819.00
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20/9/17 – 19/3/18
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$699.40
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$1,300.00
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$494.00
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$806.00
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20/3/17 – 19/9/17
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$694.20
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$1,292.20
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$491.40
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$800.80
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20/9/16 – 19/3/17
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$686.40
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$1,276.60
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$486.20
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$790.40
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20/3/16 – 19/9/16
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$683.80
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$1,274.00
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$486.20
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$787.80
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20/9/15 – 19/3/16
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$678.60
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$1,263.60
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$483.60
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$780.00
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20/3/15 – 19/9/15
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$673.40
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$1,253.20
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$481.00
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$772.20
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20/9/14 – 19/3/15
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$668.20
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$1,245.40
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$478.40
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$767.00
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20/3/14– 19/9/14
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$660.40
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$1,232.40
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$473.20
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$759.20
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20/9/13 – 19/3/14
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$647.40
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$1,209.00
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$465.40
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$743.60
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20/3/13– 19/9/13
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$642.20
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$1,198.60
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$462.80
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$735.80
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20/9/12 – 19/3/13
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$637.00
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$1,188.20
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$457.60
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$730.60
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20/3/12 – 19/9/12
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$634.40
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$1,180.40
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$455.00
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$725.40
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20/9/11 – 19/3/12
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$631.80
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$1,172.60
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$452.40
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$720.20
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20/3/11 – 19/9/11
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$616.20
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$1,144.00
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$442.00
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$702.00
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20/9/10 – 19/3/11
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$608.40
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$1,131.00
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$436.80
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$694.20
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20/3/10 – 19/9/10
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$600.60
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$1,115.40
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$431.60
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$683.80
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20/9/09 – 19/3/10
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$592.80
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$1,099.80
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$426.40
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$673.40
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*Each eligible member of a couple
For couples living apart (e.g. due to illness) each pensioner gets the single person’s rate.
Note 1
If the rate of payment is reduced once the means tests have been applied and the pensioner is eligible to receive some income support payment, they receive at least the minimum amount of the Pension Supplement.
Note 2
The basic amount of the Pension Supplement is taxable, if an income support payment is taxable, otherwise it is tax free. The remaining amount is always tax free.
Refer to the links below for more information on the Pension Supplement.
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Transitional Rate of Pension from 20 September 2009
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A transitional rate of pension will protect the entitlements of existing pensioners at 19 September 2009 who would have incurred a payment reduction as a result of the changes to the pension system. See link below to Transitional Rates of Pension factsheet.
The transitional rate of pension is calculated using the old pension income test rules that were in place on 19 September 2009 and the Work Bonus is not included in the transitional rate calculation.
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Maximum Rates of Payment – Single Persons from 20 Sept 2009 to 19 March 2022
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Rates of payment
(maximum)
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Single person
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Full pension rate per fortnight (1)
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Total Annualised
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From
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To
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Base
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New (2) Supplement
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Energy Supplement
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Total Pension
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20/9/21
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19/3/22
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$882.20
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$71.20
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$14.10
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$967.50
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$25,224
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20/3/21
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19/9/21
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$868.30
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$70.30
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$14.10
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$952.70
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$24,770
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20/3/20
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19/3/21
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$860.60
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$69.60
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$14.10
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$944.30
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$24,552
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20/9/19
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19/3/20
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$850.40
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$68.90
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$14.10
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$933.40
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$24,268
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20/3/19
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19/9/19
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$843.60
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$68.50
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$14.10
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$926.20
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$24,147
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20/9/18
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19/3/19
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$834.40
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$67.80
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$14.10
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$916.30
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$23,889
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20/3/18
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19/9/18
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$826.20
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$67.30
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$14.10
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$907.60
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$23,662
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20/9/17
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19/3/18
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$814.00
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$66.30
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$14.10
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$894.40
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$23,318
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20/3/17
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19/9/17
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$808.30
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$65.90
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$14.10
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$888.30
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$23,159
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20/9/16
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19/3/17
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$797.90
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$65.10
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$14.10
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$877.10
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$22,867
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20/3/16
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19/9/16
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$794.80
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$65.00
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$14.10
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$873.90
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$22,783
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20/9/15
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19/3/16
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$788.40
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$64.50
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$14.10
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$867.00
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$22,603
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20/3/15
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19/9/15
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$782.20
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$63.90
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$14.10
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$860.20
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$22,426
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20/9/14
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19/3/15
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$776.70
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$63.50
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$14.10
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$854.30
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$22,273
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20/3/14
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19/9/14
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$766.00
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$62.90
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$13.90
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$842.80
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$21,973
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20/9/13
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19/3/14
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$751.70
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$61.70
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$13.70
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$827.10
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$21,563
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20/3/13
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19/9/13
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$733.70
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$61.20
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$13.50
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$808.40
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$21,076
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20/9/12
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19/3/13
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$712.00
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$60.60
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$772.60
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$20,143
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20/3/12
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19/9/12
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$695.30
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$60.20
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$755.50
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$19,751
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20/9/11
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19/3/12
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$689.00
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$59.80
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$748.80
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$19,576
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20/3/11
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19/9/11
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$670.90
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$58.40
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$729.30
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$19,014
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20/9/10
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19/3/11
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$658.40
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$57.70
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$716.10
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$18,670
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20/3/10
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19/9/10
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$644.20
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$56.90
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$701.10
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$18,278
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20/9/09
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19/3/10
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$615.80
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$56.10
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$671.90
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$17,517
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For couples living apart (e.g. due to illness) each pensioner gets the single person’s rate.
(1) The full pension may be reduced by the Assets Test and the Income Test.
(2) New Pension Supplement includes the value of the GST supplement, Utility, Telephone and Pharmacy Allowances.
(3) The Clean Energy Supplement is not paid to new pensioners from 19/9/16.
Refer to the link below for more information on the Pension Supplement.
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Maximum Rates of Payment – Couples from 20 Sept 2009 to 19 March 2022
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Rates of payment
(maximum)
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Couple (each)
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Full pension rate per fortnight (1)
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Total Annualised
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From
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To
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Base
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New (2) Supplement
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Energy Supplement
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Total Pension
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20/9/21
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19/3/22
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$665.00
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$53.70
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$10.60
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$729.30
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$19,013
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20/3/21
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19/9/21
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$654.50
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$53.00
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$10.60
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$718.10
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$18,670
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20/3/20
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19/3/21
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$648.70
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$52.50
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$10.60
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$711.80
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$18,507
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20/9/19
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19/3/20
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$641.00
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$51.90
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$10.60
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$703.50
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$18,291
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20/3/19
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19/9/19
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$635.90
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$51.60
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$10.60
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$698.10
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$18,200
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20/9/18
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19/3/19
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$629.00
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$51.10
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$10.60
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$690.70
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$18,007
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20/3/18
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19/9/18
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$622.80
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$50.70
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$10.60
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$684.10
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$17,835
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20/9/17
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19/3/18
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$613.60
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$50.00
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$10.60
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$674.20
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$17,577
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20/3/17
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19/9/17
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$609.30
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$49.70
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$10.60
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$669.60
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$17,457
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20/9/16
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19/3/17
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$601.50
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$49.10
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$10.60
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$661.20
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$17,238
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20/3/16
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19/9/16
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$599.10
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$49.00
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$10.60
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$658.70
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$17,173
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20/9/15
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19/3/16
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$594.30
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$48.60
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$10.60
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$653.50
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$17,037
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20/3/15
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19/9/15
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$589.60
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$48.20
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$10.60
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$648.40
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$16,904
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20/9/14
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19/3/15
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$585.50
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$47.90
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$10.60
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$644.00
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$16,790
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20/3/14
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19/9/14
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$577.40
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$47.40
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$10.50
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$635.30
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$16,563
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20/9/13
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19/3/14
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$566.60
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$46.50
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$10.30
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$623.40
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$16,253
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20/3/13
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19/9/13
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$553.10
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$46.10
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$10.20
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$609.40
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$15,888
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20/9/12
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19/3/13
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$536.70
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$45.70
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$582.40
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$15,184
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20/3/12
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19/9/12
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$524.10
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$45.40
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$569.50
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$14,888
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20/9/11
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19/3/12
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$519.40
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$45.10
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$564.50
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$14,758
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20/3/11
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19/9/11
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$505.70
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$44.00
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$549.70
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$14,331
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20/9/10
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19/3/11
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$496.30
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$43.50
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$539.80
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$14,073
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20/3/10
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19/9/10
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$485.60
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$42.90
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$528.50
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$13,779
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20/9/09
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19/3/10
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$464.20
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$42.30
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$506.50
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$13,206
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For couples living apart (e.g. due to illness) each pensioner gets the single person’s rate.
(1) The full pension may be reduced by the Assets Test and the Income Test.
(2) New Pension Supplement includes the value of the GST supplement, Utility, Telephone and Pharmacy Allowances.
(3) The Clean Energy Supplement is not paid to new pensioners from 19/9/16.
Refer to the link below for more information on the Pension Supplement.
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Maximum Rates of Payment - Single Persons (20/4/04 to 19/9/09)
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Rates of payment
(maximum) |
Single person (no dependent children) |
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Full pension rate per fortnight (1) |
Total Annualised |
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From |
To |
Base+GST
Supplement |
Pharmacy allowance (2) |
Total |
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20/3/09 |
19/9/09 |
$569.80 |
$6.00 |
$575.80 |
$15,012 |
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01/1/09 |
19/3/09 |
$562.10 |
$6.00 |
$568.10 |
$14,811 |
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20/9/08 |
31/12/08 |
$562.10 |
$5.80 |
$567.90 |
$14,806 |
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20/3/08 |
19/9/08 |
$546.80 |
$5.80 |
$552.60 |
$14,407 |
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20/9/07 |
19/3/08 |
$537.70 |
$5.80 |
$543.50 |
$14,131 |
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20/3/07 |
19/9/07 |
$525.10 |
$5.80 |
$530.90 |
$13,803 |
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20/9/06 |
19/3/07 |
$512.10 |
$5.80 |
$517.90 |
$13,465 |
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20/3/06 |
19/9/06 |
$499.70 |
$5.80 |
$505.50 |
$13,143 |
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20/9/05 |
19/3/06 |
$488.90 |
$5.80 |
$494.70 |
$12,862 |
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20/3/05 |
19/9/05 |
$476.30 |
$5.80 |
$482.10 |
$12,535 |
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20/9/04 |
19/3/05 |
$470.70 |
$5.80 |
$476.50 |
$12,389 |
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20/3/04 |
19/9/04 |
$464.20 |
$5.80 |
$470.00 |
$12,220 |
For couples living apart (e.g. due to illness) each pensioner gets the single persons rate.
For each dependent child add $24.60 per fortnight ($639.60 annualised).
(1) The full pension may be reduced by the Assets Test and the Income Test.
(2) Pharmacy Allowance is non-taxable.
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Maximum Rates of Payment - Couples (20/4/04 to 19/9/09)
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Rates of payment
(maximum) |
Couple (each) (no dependent children) |
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Full pension rate per fortnight (1) |
Total Annualised |
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From |
To |
Base+GST Supplement |
Pharmacy allowance (2) |
Total |
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20/3/09 |
19/9/09 |
$475.90 |
$3.00 |
$478.90 |
$12,486 |
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01/1/09 |
19/3/09 |
$469.50 |
$3.00 |
$472.50 |
$12,319 |
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20/9/08 |
31/12/08 |
$469.50 |
$2.90 |
$472.40 |
$12,316 |
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20/3/08 |
19/9/08 |
$456.80 |
$2.90 |
$459.70 |
$11,985 |
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20/9/07 |
19/3/08 |
$449.10 |
$2.90 |
$452.00 |
$11,752 |
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20/3/07 |
19/9/07 |
$438.50 |
$2.90 |
$441.40 |
$11,476 |
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20/9/06 |
19/3/07 |
$427.70 |
$2.90 |
$430.60 |
$11,196 |
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20/3/06 |
19/9/06 |
$417.20 |
$2.90 |
$420.10 |
$10,923 |
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20/9/05 |
19/3/06 |
$408.20 |
$2.90 |
$411.10 |
$10,689 |
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20/3/05 |
19/9/05 |
$397.70 |
$2.90 |
$400.60 |
$10,416 |
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20/9/04 |
19/3/05 |
$393.00 |
$2.90 |
$395.90 |
$10,293 |
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20/3/04 |
19/9/04 |
$387.60 |
$2.90 |
$390.50 |
$10,153 |
For couples living apart (e.g. due to illness) each pensioner gets the single persons rate.
For each dependent child add $24.60 per fortnight ($639.60 annualised).
(1) The full pension may be reduced by the Assets Test and the Income Test.
(2) Pharmacy Allowance is non-taxable.
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Bonus Payment - December 2008
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An additional tax free payment of $1,400 to single pensioners and $2,100 to pensioner couples was made between 8–19 December 2008 if, on 14 October, you were eligible to receive one of the following payments:
Age Pension, Disability Support Pension, Carer Payment, Wife and Widow B Pension, Partner, Widow and Bereavement Allowance, Veterans’ Affairs Service Pensioners, Veterans Income Support Supplement, held a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card, held a Veterans’ Gold Card and were also eligible for Seniors Concession Allowance, or were of age pension age and eligible to receive Parenting Payment, Special Benefit, Austudy or ABSTUDY Living Allowance.
For more details refer to the link below.
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Bonus Payment - June 2008
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A tax-free payment of $500 was made to individuals in receipt of the Age Pension, veterans’ pensions, Widow’s B Pension, Wife Pension, Seniors Concession Allowance, Mature Age Allowance or Partner Allowance as at 13 May 2008. Those eligible received the payments by the end of June 2008.
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This page was last edited on 20 September 2021
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