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This table shows the current annual rate of CES. The CES is a supplementary payment for qualified government payment recipients.
| Qualifying Payment Type | Annual CES rate | Date CES starts accruing | Dates CES is indexed to CPI |
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Pensions (includes over age pension age allowees and BVA recipients) - single - partnered (each) |
$351.00$265.20 |
20 March 2013 | 20 March and 20 September (first indexed on 20 September 2013) |
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Seniors supplement - single - partnered (each) |
$351.00$265.20 |
20 March 2013 | 20 March and 20 September (first indexed on 20 September 2013) |
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DSP under 21 - no children - single, aged under 18 - dependent - single, aged 18-20 - dependent - single, aged under 21 -independent - partnered (each) |
Rates available January 2014 |
1 January 2014 | 1 January (first indexed on 1 January 2015) |
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Allowance rates (NSA, WA, PA, SA) - single - no children - single - with dependent child(ren) - single, 60 or over, after 9 continuous months on payment - partnered (each) - single, principal carer of a dependent child (granted an exemption from activity test for foster caring/home schooling/distance education/large family) |
$218.40 $236.60 $236.60
$197.60 $301.60 |
20 March 2013 | 20 March and 20 September (first indexed on 20 September 2013) |
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Parenting payments - Parenting payment single - Parenting payment partnered(each) |
$301.60 $197.60 |
20 March 2013 | 20 March and 20 September (first indexed on 20 September 2013) |
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Youth allowance - single, no children
- single, with children - partnered, no children (each) - partnered, with children (each) - single, principal carer of a dependent child (granted an exemption from activity test for foster caring/home schooling/distance education/large family) - special rate for long-term income support recipients who are aged 21 years or more commencing full-time study or an Australian apprenticeship or migrants studying English:
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Rates available January 2014 |
1 January 2014 | 1 January (first indexed on 1 January 2015) |
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YA (when also receiving youth disability supplement) - single, no children
- single, with children - partnered, no children (each) - partnered, with children (each) - single, principal carer of a dependent child (granted an exemption from activity test for foster caring/home schooling/distance education/large family) - special rate for long-term income support recipients who are aged 21 years or more commencing full-time study or an Australian apprenticeship or migrants studying English:
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Rates available January 2014 |
1 January 2014 | 1 January (first indexed on 1 January 2015) |
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- single, no children - single, with children - partnered, no children (each) - partnered, with children (each) - special rate for long-term income support recipients who are aged 21 years or more commencing full-time study or an Australian apprenticeship or migrants studying English:
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Rates available January 2014 |
1 January 2014 | 1 January (first indexed on 1 January 2015) |
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Special Benefit |
A person receiving SpB will receive a CES payment in respect of the qualifying payment (NSA, YA or Austudy) according to which the person's SpB rate has been calculated. | ||
A CES for a person who is partnered, though separated from their partner due to illness, respite care or the partner being in prison, will be calculated at either a single or partnered rate consistent with the calculation of the rate of the qualifying payment.
Policy reference: SS Guide 3.15.2 CES - Qualification & Payability
If a person qualifies and the CES is payable, CES payments are generally made fortnightly in arrears with the person's qualifying payment. However, a person can elect to receive their CES quarterly instead of fortnightly.
A person receiving an income support payment can choose to receive quarterly CES payments rather than having the CES added to their fortnightly payment. For quarterly elections, the CES will continue to accrue daily, building up until one of the quarterly payment days occurs. CES payments for people receiving seniors supplement will automatically be paid with their quarterly payment. Payments of quarterly CES will be made as soon as possible after 20 March, 20 June, 20 September and 20 December each year.
CES rates will be indexed to CPI. Indexation of the CES will occur on the same day as indexation of the underlying qualifying payment.
The CES is not payable in some circumstances.
Policy reference: SS Guide 3.15.2 CES - Qualification & Payability
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Last reviewed: 20 March 2013
