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5.2.4.20 Family Payment, Family Allowance Rates (Non-standard) - October 1982 to June 2000

Summary

This topic contains the following rates tables:

Table Number

Explanations

1

Excluded Child - December 1988 to January 1993

2

Multiple Births - November 1985 to Start Date of FTB on 1 July 2000

3

ACOs - October 1982 to Start Date of FTB on 1 July 2000

 

DOP historical rates can be found in 5.2.4.60.

 

1) Excluded Child - December 1988 to January 1993

An excluded child is one example where a non-standard rate was payable. This table shows the non-standard rate that applied when a child or children were excluded. The rates are shown in dollars per fortnight (pf), unless indicated otherwise.

Before 29 December 1988

No. of children

Standard

Number of children excluded

in family

rate per month

1

2

3

4

1

22.80

2

55.35

32.55

3

94.35

71.55

39.00

4

133.35

110.55

78.00

39.00

5

178.90

156.10

123.55

84.55

45.55

From 29 December 1988

No. of children

Standard

Number of children excluded

in family

rate

1

2

3

4

1

9.80

2

23.75

13.95

3

40.45

30.65

16.70

4

57.15

47.35

33.40

16.70

5

76.70

66.90

52.95

36.25

19.55

From 13 July 1989

No. of children

Standard

Number of children excluded

in family

rate

1

2

3

4

1

18.00

2

36.00

18.00

3

54.00

36.00

18.00

4

78.00

60.00

42.00

24.00

5

102.00

84.00

66.00

48.00

24.00

From 11 January 1990

No. of children

Standard

Number of children excluded

in family

rate

1

2

3

4

1

18.60

2

37.20

18.60

3

55.80

37.20

18.60

4

80.60

62.00

43.40

24.80

5

105.40

86.80

68.20

49.60

24.80

From 10 January 1991

No. of children

Standard

Number of children excluded

in family

rate

1

2

3

4

1

20.00

2

40.00

20.00

3

60.00

40.00

20.00

4

86.70

66.70

46.70

26.70

5

113.40

93.40

73.40

53.40

26.70

From 9 January 1992

No. of children

Standard

Number of children excluded

in family

rate

1

2

3

4

1

20.70

2

41.40

20.70

3

62.10

41.40

20.70

4

89.70

69.00

48.30

27.60

5

117.30

96.60

75.90

55.20

27.60

From 7 January 1993 - Excluded Child Rate no longer applicable

 

2) Multiple Births - November 1985 to Start Date of FTB on 1 July 2000

Multiple birth payments increase the rate of family payment. They were introduced on 15 November 1985. From January 1990 to June 2000, multiple birth payment rates were indexed each January. From 1 July 2000 family allowance was replaced by FTB. Rates of multiple birth allowance from 1 July 2000 can be found in the FA Guide.

 

The rates are shown in dollars per fortnight (pf), unless indicated otherwise.

Date

Triplets

Quads or more

15/11/1985

150.00 per month

Note A

200.00 per month

29/12/1988

64.30 Note B

85.75

13/07/1989

69.25

92.35

11/01/1990

74.50

99.40

10/01/1991

80.20

107.10

09/01/1992

82.90

110.70

07/01/1993

83.90

112.00

01/01/1994

85.50

114.10

01/01/1995

87.00

116.00

01/01/1996

90.90

121.10

01/01/1997

93.70

124.90

01/01/1998

94.00

125.40

01/01/1999

94.70

126.30

01/01/2000

95.70

127.70

30/06/2000

95.70

127.70

 

Notes

These notes relate to Multiple Births - November 1985 to January 1997:

Note

Explanation

A

From November 1985 until December 1988 rates were paid monthly.

B

From 29 December 1988 rates are paid fortnightly.

 

Policy reference: FA Guide 3.6.1 FTB Part A - Historical Rates

 

3) Approved Care Organisations (1.1.A.200) - October 1982 to Start Date of FTB on 1 July 2000

A different rate of family payment was payable where a child (s6(1)) was in an ACO. The rate for ACOs was based on the rate of BFP for the fourth or subsequent child. From January 1990 to June 2000, the rate was indexed each January. From 1 July 2000 family allowance was replaced by FTB. Rates for ACOs from 1 July 2000 can be found in the FA Guide.

 

The rates are shown in dollars per fortnight (pf), unless indicated otherwise.

Date

Rate

15/10/1982

$39.00 per month

29/12/1988

$16.70

13/07/1989

$24.00

11/01/1990

$24.80

10/01/1991

$26.70

09/01/1992

$27.60

07/01/1993

$27.90

01/01/1994

$28.40

01/01/1995

$28.90

01/01/1996

$30.20

01/01/1997

$31.10

01/01/1998

$31.20

01/01/1999

$31.40

01/01/2000

$31.70

30/06/2000

$31.70

 

Policy reference: FA Guide 3.6.1 FTB Part A - Historical Rates

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Last reviewed: 6 December 2010


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