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StatuteVeterans' Entitlements Act 1986

Section 59A — Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986: Indexed and adjusted amounts

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The following Table sets out: (a) each amount that is to be indexed or adjusted under this Division; and (b) the abbreviation used in this Division for referring to that amount; and (c) the provision or provisions in which that amount is to be found. Indexed and Adjusted Amounts Table Column 1 Item Column 2 Description of amount Column 3 Abbreviation Column 4 Provisions in which amount specified Maximum basic rates 1. Maximum basic rates for service pension or income support supplement for a person who is partnered pension MBR *Rate Calculator—point SCH6-B1—Table B-1—column 3—item 2 1A. Maximum basic rates for service pension or income support supplement for a person who is not partnered single pension rate MBR *Rate Calculator—point SCH6-B1—Table B-1—column 3—item 1 1B Maximum basic rates for veteran payment for a person who is partnered partnered veteran payment MBR Rate Calculator—point SCH6-B2—Table B-2—column 3—item 2 1C Maximum basic rates for veteran payment for a person who is not partnered single veteran payment MBR Rate Calculator—point SCH6-B2—Table B-2—column 3—item 1 2 Combined couple rate of pension supplement PS rate subsection 5GA(1) 2A Combined couple rate of minimum pension supplement PS minimum rate subsection 5GA(2) 2B Pension supplement basic amount PS basic rate subsection 5GA(4) Ceiling Rate 3. Ceiling rate for war widow/war widower—pensioner ceiling rate *Rate Calculator—point SCH6-A4 Rent assistance 6. Maximum rent assistance for service pension, income support supplement or veteran payment pension MRA *Rate Calculator—point SCH6-C8—Table C-2—column 4—item 1 6A. Rent threshold rate for service pension, income support supplement or veteran payment pension rent threshold *Rate Calculator—point SCH6-C6—Table C-1—column 3—item 1 6B. Maximum rent assistance (combined rate for couples with rent increased pensions) pension MRA (couples) *Rate Calculator—point SCH6-C8A 6C. Rent threshold rate (combined rate for couples with rent increased pensions) pension rent threshold (couples) *Rate Calculator—point SCH6-C6A Income free area 7. Ordinary/adjusted income free area Pension free area *Rate Calculator—point SCH6-E6—Table E-1—column 3—all amounts Assets value limit 9. Assets value limit for service pension or income support supplement for property owner who is not a member of a couple pension single property owner AVL *Rate Calculator—point SCH6-F3—Table F-1—column 3A—item 1 10. Assets value limit for service pension or income support supplement for non-property owner who is not a member of a couple pension single non-property owner AVL *Rate Calculator—point SCH6-F3—Table F-1—column 3B—item 1 11. Assets value limit for service pension or income support supplement for property owner who is a member of a couple pension partnered property owner AVL *Rate Calculator—point SCH6-F3—Table F-1—column 3A—item 2 12. Assets value limit for service pension or income support supplement for non-property owner who is a member of a couple pension partnered non-property owner AVL *Rate Calculator—point SCH6-F3—Table F-1—column 3B—item 2 13. Assets value limit for some illness separated special residents special illness separated special resident AVL *paragraph 52S(5)(g), paragraph 52T(3)(e), paragraph 52U(2)(e) 13A. Assets value limit of special disability trust special disability trust AVL subsection 52ZZZWK(3) 13B. Exempt funeral investment threshold exempt funeral investment threshold paragraph 5PC(1)(b) Income/assets reduction limit 14. Income/assets reduction limit applicable when determining the eligibility for treatment benefits for a veteran—basic reduction IARL basic reduction section 53E—Table 53E—column 3 15. Income/assets reduction limit applicable when determining the eligibility for treatment benefits for a veteran—add-on for dependent child IARL dependent child add-on section 53E—Table 53E—column 5 Deeming thresholds 20. Deeming threshold for a person who is not a member of a couple Deeming threshold individual Subsection 46H(1) 21. Deeming threshold for a couple Deeming threshold couple Subsection 46H(2) Attribution threshold 22. Primary production attribution threshold Primary production attribution threshold Section 52ZZZF Maximum transitional service pension rates 23. Maximum transitional service pension rates Maximum transitional service pension rates Subparagraph 30(4)(a)(i) of Schedule 5 Maximum transitional income support supplement rates 24. Maximum transitional income support supplement rates Maximum transitional income support supplement rates Subparagraph 30(6)(a)(i) of Schedule 5 Note: Indexing the PS minimum rate will also result in the indexation of the rate of quarterly pension supplement (see section 60B).

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