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This topic contains the following 2 rates tables:
1) Maximum rates of RA - June 1990 to present date, and
2) Rent thresholds for RA - June 1990 to present date.
Policy reference: SS Guide 5.2.4.40 RA (families with children) - December 1987 to Present Date
The table shows the maximum rates in dollars per fortnight (pf).
|
Date of Effect |
Single or illness separated couple |
Couple |
Single or couple | |
|
no AFP children
|
1 or 2 AFP children |
3 or more AFP children | ||
|
13/06/1990 |
50.00 |
50.00 |
60.00 |
70.00 |
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20/09/1990 |
60.00 |
60.00 |
70.00 |
80.00 |
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20/03/1991 Note A |
62.00 |
62.00 |
72.40 |
82.70 |
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20/03/1992 |
62.90 |
62.90 |
73.50 |
83.90 |
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20/09/1992 |
63.00 |
63.00 |
73.60 |
84.00 |
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20/03/1993 |
67.20 |
63.20 |
73.80 |
84.20 |
|
20/09/1993 |
68.00 |
64.00 |
74.80 |
85.20 |
|
20/03/1994 |
68.40 |
64.40 |
75.20 |
85.80 |
|
20/09/1994 |
69.20 |
65.20 |
76.00 |
86.80 |
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20/03/1995 |
70.20 |
66.20 |
77.00 |
88.00 |
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20/09/1995 |
72.40 |
68.20 |
79.40 |
90.60 |
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20/03/1996 |
73.80 |
69.60 |
86.00 |
97.40 |
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20/09/1996 |
74.60 |
70.40 |
87.00 |
98.40 |
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20/03/1997 |
74.80 |
70.60 |
87.00 |
98.80 |
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20/09/1997 |
74.80 |
70.60 |
87.00 |
98.80 |
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20/03/1998 |
74.80 |
70.60 |
87.00 |
98.80 |
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20/09/1998 |
75.20 |
71.00 |
88.00 |
99.40 |
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20/03/1999 |
75.80 |
71.40 |
88.60 |
100.00 |
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20/09/1999 |
76.00 |
71.60 |
88.80 |
100.40 |
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20/03/2000 |
77.20 |
72.60 |
90.20 |
102.00 |
|
01/07/2000 |
85.00 |
79.80 |
99.26 |
112.14 |
|
20/09/2000 |
86.40 |
81.20 |
100.94 |
114.10 |
|
20/03/2001 |
88.00 |
82.80 |
103.04 |
116.48 |
|
20/09/2001 |
89.60 |
84.40 |
105.00 |
118.72 |
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20/03/2002 |
90.60 |
85.40 |
106.26 |
120.12 |
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20/09/2002 |
92.00 |
86.80 |
107.94 |
122.08 |
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20/03/2003 |
93.20 |
88.00 |
109.48 |
123.76 |
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20/09/2003 |
94.40 |
89.20 |
110.88 |
125.30 |
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20/03/2004 |
95.40 |
90.20 |
112.14 |
126.70 |
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20/09/2004 |
96.80 |
91.40 |
113.68 |
128.52 |
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20/03/2005 |
98.00 |
92.40 |
115.08 |
130.06 |
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20/09/2005 |
99.20 |
93.60 |
116.62 |
131.74 |
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20/03/2006 |
100.60 |
95.00 |
118.30 |
133.70 |
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20/09/2006 |
103.20 |
97.40 |
121.24 |
137.06 |
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20/03/2007 |
104.00 |
98.20 |
122.22 |
138.18 |
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20/09/2007 |
105.40 |
99.40 |
123.76 |
140.00 |
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20/03/2008 |
107.20 |
101.00 |
125.86 |
142.38 |
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20/09/2008 |
110.20 |
103.80 |
129.36 |
146.30 |
| 20/03/2009 | 111.20 | 104.80 | 130.48 | 147.56 |
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20/09/2009 |
111.80 |
105.40 |
131.32 |
148.40 |
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20/03/2010 |
113.40 |
107.00 |
133.28 |
150.64 |
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20/09/2010 |
115.20 |
108.60 |
135.24 |
152.88 |
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20/03/2011 |
116.40 |
109.80 |
136.78 |
154.56 |
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20/09/2011 |
119.40 |
112.60 |
140.14 |
158.48 |
These notes relate to maximum rates of RA - June 1990 to present date:
|
Note |
Explanation |
|
A |
No change in September 1991 nor from September 1996 to March 1998 due to low CPI. |
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B |
From 1 July 2000, as part of the Government's tax reform compensation measures, the maximum rates of RA were increased by 10%. |
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C |
From 1 July 2000, RA became payable with FTB for recipients with children. Maximum rates are rounded to one cent a day (not 20 cents per fortnight). |
The table shows the rates in dollars per fortnight (pf).
|
Date of Effect |
Single or Illness separated couple |
Couple | ||
|
no AFP children |
with AFP children |
no AFP children |
with AFP children | |
|
25/12/1986 |
$30.00 |
$30.00 |
$30.00 |
$30.00 |
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13/06/1989 |
$40.00 |
$40.00 |
$40.00 |
$40.00 |
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20/03/1991 Note D |
$50.00 |
$50.00 |
$50.00 |
$50.00 |
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20/03/1993 |
$60.00 |
$80.00 |
$100.00 |
$120.00 |
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20/09/1993 |
60.80 |
81.00 |
101.40 |
121.60 |
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20/03/1994 |
61.20 |
81.40 |
102.00 |
122.40 |
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20/09/1994 |
61.80 |
82.20 |
103.20 |
123.80 |
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20/03/1995 |
62.60 |
83.40 |
104.60 |
125.60 |
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20/09/1995 |
64.40 |
86.00 |
107.80 |
129.40 |
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20/03/1996 |
70.60 |
92.80 |
115.00 |
137.00 |
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20/09/1996 |
71.40 |
93.80 |
116.20 |
138.60 |
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20/03/1997 |
71.60 |
94.20 |
116.60 |
139.20 |
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20/09/1997 |
71.60 |
94.20 |
116.60 |
139.20 |
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20/03/1998 |
71.60 |
94.20 |
116.60 |
139.20 |
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20/09/1998 |
72.00 |
94.80 |
117.20 |
140.00 |
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20/03/1999 |
72.60 |
95.40 |
118.00 |
141.00 |
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20/09/1999 |
72.80 |
95.60 |
118.40 |
141.40 |
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20/03/2000 |
73.80 |
97.00 |
120.20 |
143.60 |
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01/07/2000 |
73.80 |
97.02 |
120.20 |
143.64 |
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20/09/2000 |
75.00 |
98.70 |
122.20 |
146.02 |
|
20/03/2001 |
78.00 |
102.62 |
127.00 |
151.90 |
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20/09/2001 |
79.40 |
104.58 |
129.40 |
154.84 |
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20/03/2002 |
80.40 |
105.84 |
131.00 |
156.66 |
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20/09/2002 |
81.60 |
107.52 |
133.00 |
159.18 |
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20/03/2003 |
82.80 |
109.06 |
134.80 |
161.42 |
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20/09/2003 |
83.80 |
110.46 |
136.60 |
163.52 |
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20/03/2004 |
84.80 |
111.72 |
138.20 |
165.34 |
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20/09/2004 |
86.00 |
113.26 |
140.20 |
167.72 |
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20/03/2005 |
87.00 |
114.66 |
141.80 |
169.68 |
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20/09/2005 |
88.20 |
116.20 |
143.60 |
171.92 |
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20/03/2006 |
89.60 |
117.88 |
145.80 |
174.44 |
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20/09/2006 |
91.80 |
120.82 |
149.40 |
178.78 |
|
20/03/2007 |
92.60 |
121.80 |
150.60 |
180.18 |
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20/09/2007 |
93.80 |
123.34 |
152.60 |
182.56 |
|
20/03/2008 |
95.40 |
125.44 |
155.20 |
185.64 |
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20/09/2008 |
98.00 |
128.94 |
159.60 |
190.82 |
| 20/03/2009 | 98.80 | 130.06 | 161.00 | 192.50 |
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20/09/2009 |
99.40 |
130.90 |
162.00 |
193.62 |
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20/03/2010 |
100.80 |
132.86 |
164.40 |
196.56 |
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20/09/2010 |
102.40 |
134.82 |
166.80 |
199.50 |
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20/03/2011 |
103.60 |
136.36 |
168.60 |
201.74 |
|
20/09/2011 |
106.20 |
139.72 |
172.80 |
206.78 |
These notes relate to rent thresholds for RA - June 1990 to present date:
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Last reviewed: 20 September 2011
