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Age pension conditions of
eligibility
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* Men aged 65 or over
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* Women aged 61.5 or over -
increasing to
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age 65 by December 2013
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Pension Basic Rates
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* Max single rate per
fortnight $407.80
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* Max couple
rate per fortnight $676.80
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Rent Assistance
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Depends on marital status,
rent paid and number of
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children. Max rate is $82.80
per fortnight for a couple
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with no children paying more
than $237.40 per
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fortnight rent.
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Allowance Basic Rates,
including Mature
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* Max single rate per
fortnight $357.80
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Age Allowance
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* Max Mature Age, single
(aged 60+ years
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(Newstart, Sickness, Partner
Allowance,
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after 9 months + on benefits)
$386.90
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etc.)
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* Max couple (each)
per fortnight $322.80
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Pensioner Concession Card
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Concessional PBS prescription
medicines
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(pensioners, people receiving
Mature Age
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($3.50), hearing aids, eye
examinations,
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Allowance and Carer Payment)
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ambulance, dental care,
public transport
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concessions, free car
registration, reductions
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on TAC, council rates, water
and energy
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bills, stamp duty on
property; telephone
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Estimated value:
$1200-$2000 (couple)
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allowance, and others. Free
PBS medicines
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$ 800-$1600 (single)
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after spending $182 per
calendar year.
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Information:
13 23 00
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Health Care Card
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Concessional PBS prescription
medicines,
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(people on an Allowance, and
low income
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hearing aids, eye
examinations, dental care,
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earners not in receipt of
Social Security
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public transport concessions
(not for all
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payments from Centrelink)
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allowees, and not for
dependants), free car
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registration, reductions on
water and energy
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bills, stamp duty on
property, and others.
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Free PBS medicines after
spending $182 per
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Estimated value:
$600 - $1200 (couple)
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calendar year. Low income
limit is
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$400 - $ 1000 (single)
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*single
$315 p/w over 8 weeks ($393.75)
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* couple
$524 p/w over 8 weeks ($655)
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Information:
13 24 68 (non-pensioners)
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Commonwealth Seniors
Health Card
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Concessional PBS prescription
medicines
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(for non-pensioners of Age
Pension age,
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($3.50); free PBS medicines
after spending
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Australian residents living
in Australia, and
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$182 per calendar year.
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with an annual income below
the cut off
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Adjusted taxable income
limits:
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point)
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* single $50,000 p/a
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Phone Allowance:
$17.20 p/q single/couple
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* couple, combined
$80,000 p/a
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Estimated value:
50 - $700 (single)
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*couple separated by
illness: $ 100,000 p/a
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SO - $1400 (couple)
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Information : 13
23 00
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Deeming rate
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Below Threshold: 3 %
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(applied to all financial assets, such as bank
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Above Threshold: 4.5%
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accounts, managed investments, superannuation
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Pension Allowance Single
Threshold.* $33,400
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(over age pension age), shares, debentures,
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Pension Couple (combined)
$55,800
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excess gifting, loans, etc.)
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Allowee couple (each)
$27,900
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