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This topic contains 3 rates tables:
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Table Nos |
Explanation |
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Additional Benefit for Child - November 1984 to January 1993 | |
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Guardian Allowance, Mother's & Guardian's Allowance - November 1984 to January 1993 | |
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RA - November 1984 to Present Date |
This table shows the rates in dollars per week.
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Date |
Rate | |||
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01/11/1984 |
14.00 | |||
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01/05/1985 |
14.00 | |||
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01/11/1985 |
16.00 | |||
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Child under 16 |
Student over 16 receiving education allowance | ||
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01/05/1986 |
16.00 |
14.00 | ||
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01/11/1986 |
17.00 |
14.00 | ||
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15/12/1986 |
17.00 |
14.00 | ||
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01/01/1987 |
17.00 |
14.00 | ||
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13/06/1987 |
17.00 |
14.00 | ||
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Child 0-13 |
Child 13-15 |
Student 16 and over | ||
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13/12/1987 |
22.00 |
28.00 |
17.00 | |
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13/06/1988 |
22.00 |
28.00 |
17.00 | |
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13/12/1988 |
24.00 |
31.00 |
17.00 | |
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03/07/1989 |
24.00 |
34.10 |
17.00 | |
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01/01/1990 Note C |
24.15 |
35.25 |
17.00 | |
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01/01/1991 |
26.50 |
38.65 |
17.00 | |
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01/01/1992 |
27.40 |
39.95 |
17.00 | |
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02/04/1992 |
30.40 |
42.95 |
17.00 | |
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01/01/1993 |
Replaced by AFP | |||
These notes relate to Additional Benefit for Child - November 1984 to January 1993:
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Note |
Explanation |
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A |
From 1 January 1986 additional benefit was $2 less for students over 16 years of age receiving Tertiary Education Assistance Scheme or Secondary Assistance Scheme payments. From 1 January 1987 Commonwealth education payments became known as AUSTUDY. |
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B |
From 13 December 1987, 3 distinct rates of additional benefit were payable for (1) child under 13; (2) child 13 to 15 years; and (3) non-prescribed dependent student 16 to 24 years. |
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C |
From 1 January 1990 additional benefit for children under 16 years and mother's or guardian's (1.1.G.80) allowance became subject to annual indexation (1.1.I.100). |
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D |
From 1 January 1993 additional pension and benefit for dependent children were amalgamated with FAS to form AFP. |
Policy reference: SS Guide 5.2.4.30 Family Allowance, FAS & AFP Rates - December 1987 to June 2000
Mother's Allowance was introduced in 1963 for Widow Pensioners with a dependent child. On 1 October 1965, Guardian's Allowance was introduced for non-partnered Age and Invalid Pensioners with a dependent child. The payment was known as Mother's/Guardian's Allowance until 1991 when it was renamed Guardian Allowance. It became payable to beneficiaries on 1 November 1984.
This table shows the rates in dollars per week.
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Date |
Rate |
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01/11/1984 |
10.00 |
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01/05/1985 |
10.00 |
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01/11/1985 |
10.00 |
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01/05/1986 |
12.00 |
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01/11/1986 |
12.00 |
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15/12/1986 |
12.00 |
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01/01/1987 |
12.00 |
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13/06/1987 |
12.00 |
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13/12/1987 |
12.00 |
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13/06/1988 |
12.00 |
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13/12/1988 |
12.00 |
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13/06/1990 |
12.00 |
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01/01/1990 |
12.90 Note E |
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01/01/1991 |
13.90 |
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01/01/1992 |
14.35 |
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01/01/1993 |
14.50 |
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01/01/1993 |
14.50 Note F |
These notes relate to Mother's & Guardian's Allowance - November 1984 to January 1993:
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Note |
Explanation |
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E |
From 1 January 1990 additional benefit for children under 16 years and Mother's or Guardian's Allowance became subject to annual indexation (1.1.I.100). |
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F |
From 1 January 1993 Guardian Allowance was paid as part of AFP, later family allowance. |
Policy reference: SS Guide 5.2.4.30 Family Allowance, FAS & AFP Rates - December 1987 to June 2000
This table shows the rates in dollars per week from 1 November 1984 to 19 March 1997.
From 20 March 1997 this table shows the rates in dollars per fortnight (pf).
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Date |
Rate |
Comment | ||
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01/11/1984 |
15.00 |
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01/05/1985 |
15.00 |
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01/11/1985 |
15.00 |
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01/05/1986 |
10.00 or 15.00 |
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01/11/1986 |
10.00 or 15.00 |
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15/12/1986 |
10.00 or 15.00 |
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01/01/1987 |
10.00 or 15.00 |
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13/06/1987 |
10.00 or 15.00 |
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13/12/1987 |
10.00 or 15.00 |
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13/06/1988 |
10.00 or 15.00 |
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13/12/1989 |
20.00 or 25.00 |
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0 children |
1-2 children |
3 or more children |
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13/06/1990 |
25.00 |
30.00 |
35.00 |
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20/09/1990 |
30.00 |
35.00 |
40.00 |
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20/03/1991 |
31.00 |
36.20 |
41.35 |
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20/03/1992 |
31.45 |
36.75 |
41.9 |
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20/09/1992 |
31.50 |
36.80 |
42.00 |
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20/03/1993 |
31.60 |
36.90 |
42.10 |
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20/09/1993 |
32.00 |
37.40 |
42.60 |
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20/03/1994 |
32.20 |
37.60 |
42.60 |
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20/09/1994 |
34.60 |
38.00 |
43.40 |
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20/03/1995 |
35.10 |
38.50 |
44.00 |
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20/09/1995 |
36.20 |
39.70 |
45.30 |
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20/03/1996 |
36.90 |
43.00 |
48.70 |
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20/09/1996 |
37.30 |
43.50 |
49.20 |
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From 20/03/1997 this table shows the rates in dollars pf. | ||||
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20/03/1997 |
74.80 |
87.40 |
98.80 |
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20/09/1997 |
74.80 |
87.40 |
98.80 |
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20/03/1998 |
74.80 |
87.40 |
98.80 |
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20/09/1998 |
75.20 |
88.00 |
99.40 |
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20/03/1999 |
75.80 |
88.60 |
100.00 |
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20/09/1999 |
76.00 |
88.80 |
100.40 |
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20/03/2000 |
77.20 |
90.20 |
102.00 |
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01/07/2000 |
85.00 |
99.26 |
112.14 |
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20/09/2000 |
86.40 |
100.94 |
114.10 |
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20/03/2001 |
88.00 |
103.04 |
116.48 |
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20/09/2001 |
89.60 |
105.00 |
118.72 |
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20/03/2002 |
90.60 |
106.26 |
120.12 |
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20/09/2002 |
92.00 |
107.94 |
122.08 |
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20/03/2003 |
93.20 |
109.48 |
123.76 |
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20/09/2003 |
- |
110.88 |
125.30 |
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20/03/2004 |
- |
112.14 |
126.70 |
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20/09/2004 |
- |
113.68 |
128.52 |
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20/03/2005 |
- |
115.08 |
130.06 |
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20/09/2005 |
- |
116.62 |
131.74 |
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20/03/2006 |
- |
118.30 |
133.70 |
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20/09/2006 |
- |
121.24 |
137.06 |
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20/03/2007 |
- |
122.22 |
138.18 |
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20/09/2007 |
- |
123.76 |
140.00 |
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20/03/2008 |
- |
125.86 |
142.38 |
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20/09/2008 |
- |
129.36 |
146.30 |
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20/03/2009 |
- |
130.48 |
147.56 |
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20/09/2009 |
- |
131.32 |
148.40 |
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20/03/2010 |
- |
133.28 |
150.64 |
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20/09/2010 |
- |
135.24 |
152.88 |
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20/03/2011 |
- |
136.78 |
154.56 |
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20/09/2011 |
- |
140.14 |
158.48 |
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20/03/2012 |
- |
140.98 |
159.46 |
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20/09/2012 |
- |
141.82 |
160.44 |
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20/03/2013 |
- |
144.06 |
162.96 |
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These notes relate to RA - November 1984 to present date:
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Note |
Explanation |
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G |
From May 1986 RA of up to $10.00 per week became payable to UB and SpB recipients who are:
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H |
From 1 July 1987 the separate income test for RA was abolished. The rate of RA was calculated solely by reference to the amount of rent (1.1.R.160) paid and was then added to the maximum rate of benefit. The total benefit paid was then reduced by the income test etc. where necessary. |
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The rate and eligibility conditions for RA paid to recipients without dependent children were standardised from 13 December 1987 (i.e. $10.00 per week paid 26 weeks after date of commencement). Sickness benefit recipients receiving RA prior to 13 December 1987 are 'saved' at the higher rate (i.e. $15.00 per week) until eligibility for sickness benefit and RA is broken. |
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J |
As part of the families assistance package, recipients receiving unemployment, sickness benefit or SpB, who have at least one child under the age of 16 years for whom they were receiving family allowance, were eligible to be paid RA at $15.00 per week from the date of commencement or from 13 December 1987, whichever was later. |
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K |
From 13 June 1990, 3 rates of RA were payable, according to the number of dependent children in the family. |
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L |
From 20 March 1991 RA became subject to twice yearly indexation (March and September). |
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M |
From 20 March 1992 RA waiting period abolished for people aged 18 years or more and also for people under 18 years of age with a dependent child and/or partner (prior to 20 March 1992 people with an allowance or benefit increase child did not serve a waiting period).
RA extended to people under 18 years of age, paid at the homeless or independent rate of allowance or benefit, after an 18 week waiting period. |
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N |
From 1 January 1993 RA for recipients with children became payable as part of Family Payment. |
Policy reference: SS Guide 5.2.4.40 RA (families with children) - December 1987 to Present Date
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O |
From 20 March 1993 a number of changes were introduced to target RA more effectively. The threshold of $25 a week was replaced by a structure of thresholds:
The thresholds were indexed from 20 September 1993. The accrual rate increased from 50% to 75%, for amounts paid in excess of the threshold (up to the maximum amount). The maximum rate of RA (1.1.M.60) for single recipients without children was increased by an extra $4.00 a fortnight. A savings provision was introduced to ensure that no existing recipient received less RA as a result of the above changes. |
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P |
From 1 July 2000, as part of the Government's tax reform measures, the maximum rates of RA were increased by 10%. |
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Q |
From 1 July 2000, RA became payable with the new FTB for recipients with children. Maximum rates and thresholds are rounded to one cent a day (not 20 cents a fortnight). |
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Last reviewed: 20 March 2013
