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SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1991 - SECT 1191

CPI Indexation Table

             (1)  Subject to subsection (1A), an amount referred to in the following CPI Indexation Table below is to be indexed under this Division on each indexation day for the amount, using the reference quarter and base quarter for the amount and indexation day and rounding off to the nearest multiple of the rounding amount:

 

CPI Indexation Table

Column 1

Item

Column 2

Amount

Column 3

Indexation day(s)

Column 4

Reference quarter (most recent before indexation day)

Column 5

Base quarter

Column 6

Rounding base

 

Maximum basic rates

 

 

 

 

1.

pension MBR

(a) 20 March

(b) 20 September

(a) December

(b) June

highest June or December quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than June quarter 1979)

$2.60

1A.

pension supplement

(a) 20 March

(b) 20 September

(a) 20 December

(b) 20 June

highest June or December quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than June quarter 1979)

$2.60

2.

benefit MBR (ordinary)

(a) 20 March

(b) 20 September

(a) December

(b) June

highest June or December quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than June quarter 1979)

$0.10

3.

benefit MBR (junior or intermediate)

1 January

June

highest June quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than June quarter 1986)

$0.10

3A.

YA MBR

1 January

June

highest June quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than June quarter 1997)

$0.10

3B.

AP MBR

1 January

June

highest June quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than June quarter 1997)

$0.10

 

Child amounts

 

 

 

 

4

additional child amounts

1 January

June

highest June quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than June quarter 1999)

$2.60

9.

CA rate

1 January

June

highest June quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than June quarter 1988)

$0.10

10.

DOP rate

1 January

June

highest June quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than June quarter 1988)

$0.10

11

Rent assistance

MRA

(a) 20 March

(b) 20 September

(a) December

(b) June

highest June or December quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than June quarter 1979)

$0.20

12

RTA

(a) 20 March

(b) 20 September

(a) December

(b) June

highest June or December quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than June quarter 1979)

$0.20

 

Income free areas

 

 

 

 

14.

pension free area

1 July

March

most recent March quarter before reference quarter

$52.00

14A.

CP income ceiling

1 January

June

most recent June quarter before reference quarter

not applicable--see subsection 1194(3A)

 

Assets value limits

 

 

 

 

18.

pension "single" homeowner AVL

1 July

December

most recent December quarter before reference quarter

$250.00

19.

pension "partnered" homeowner AVL

1 July

December

most recent December quarter before reference quarter

$250.00

20.

pension "partnered" non‑
homeowner AVL

1 July

December

most recent December quarter before reference quarter

$250.00

20A.

CP AVL

1 January

June

most recent June quarter before reference quarter

$250.00

20B.

CP HAVL

1 January

June

most recent June quarter before reference quarter

$250.00

21.

benefit "single" homeowner AVL

1 July

December

most recent December quarter before reference quarter

$250.00

21A

benefit "single" non‑
homeowner AVL

1 July

December

most recent December quarter before reference quarter

$250.00

21B

benefit "partnered" (item 2) homeowner AVL

1 July

December

most recent December quarter before reference quarter

$250.00

21C

benefit "partnered" (item 2) non‑
homeowner AVL

1 July

December

most recent December quarter before reference quarter

$250.00

22.

benefit "partnered" (item 3) homeowner AVL

1 July

December

most recent December quarter before reference quarter

$250.00

23.

benefit "partnered" (item 3) non‑
homeowner AVL

1 July

December

most recent December quarter before reference quarter

$250.00

24.

YA (non‑
independent) AVL

1 January

June

most recent June quarter before reference quarter

$250.00

25.

special disability trust AVL

1 July

December

most recent December quarter before reference quarter

$250.00

26.

exempt funeral investment threshold

1 July

December

most recent December quarter before reference quarter

$250.00

 

Permissible child earnings

 

 

 

 

28.

permissible child earnings limit (child aged under 16 years)

1 January

June

highest June quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than June quarter 1986)

$0.05

28A.

Permissible child earnings limit (child aged 16 to 21 years)

1 January

June

highest June quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than June quarter 1986)

$0.05

30.

parental income free area

1 January

June

most recent June quarter before reference quarter

$50.00

 

Pharmaceutical allowance

 

 

 

 

31.

benefit PA "partnered" (item 2) rate

1 January

September

highest September quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than September quarter 1991)

$0.10

32.

benefit PA "partnered" (item 5) rate

1 January

September

highest September quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than September quarter 1991)

$0.10

33.

TA "single" rate

20 September

June

most recent June quarter before reference quarter

$0.80

33AAA.

TA (Internet) "single" rate

20 September

June

most recent June quarter before reference quarter

$0.80

33AAB.

TA (Internet) "partnered" (item 10) rate

20 September

June

most recent June quarter before reference quarter

$0.80

33AAC.

TA (Internet) "partnered" (item 11) rate

20 September

June

most recent June quarter before reference quarter

$0.80

33AA

UA "single" rate

(a) 20 March

(b) 20 September

(a) December

(b) June

highest June or December quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than June quarter 1991)

$0.40

33AB

UA "partnered" (item 2) rate

(a) 20 March

(b) 20 September

(a) December

(b) June

highest June or December quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than June quarter 1991)

$0.40

33AC

UA "partnered" (item 3) rate

(a) 20 March

(b) 20 September

(a) December

(b) June

highest June or December quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than June quarter 1991)

$0.40

33AD

UA "partnered" (item 4) rate

(a) 20 March

(b) 20 September

(a) December

(b) June

highest June or December quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than June quarter 1991)

$0.40

33AE

SCA

(a) 20 March

(b) 20 September

(a) December

(b) June

highest June or December quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than June quarter 1991)

$0.40

33A.

PA (YA/AP) partnered (item 49F) and PA (YA/AP) (item 49H)

1 January

September

highest September quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than Sept quarter 1997)

$0.10

 

Mobility allowance

 

 

 

 

34.

MA rate (standard)

1 January

June

highest June quarter before the reference quarter (but not earlier than June 1991 quarter)

$0.10

34A.

MA rate (increased)

1 January

June

highest June quarter before the reference quarter (but not earlier than June 2006 quarter)

$0.10

 

Deeming thresholds

 

 

 

 

35.

Deeming threshold individual

1 July

March

highest March quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than March 1994 quarter)

$200.00

36.

Deeming threshold pensioner couple

1 July

March

highest March quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than March 1994 quarter)

$200.00

 

Primary production attribution threshold

 

 

 

 

37

Primary production attribution threshold

1 July

December

Most recent December quarter before reference quarter

$250.00

          (1A)  The pension MBR amount (item 1 of table) and the benefit MBR (ordinary) amount (item 2 of table) are not to be indexed on 20 March 1993.

Highest quarter

             (2)  A reference in the CPI Indexation Table to the highest of a group of quarters is a reference to the quarter in that group that has the highest index number.



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