Veteran pension payments will increase in March in line with
the biannual indexation process.
Pension recipients including veterans, their partners, war
widows and widowers across Australia will see the increase
from 20 March 2016.
Due to pension rates calculating on a daily basis, the first
pension paid after the indexation on payday 31 March 2016
will comprise both the old and new rates.
The new pension rates will be fully effective from payment
date 14 April 2016.
The table below highlights the new fortnightly rates.
|
SERVICE PENSION |
Old rate (fortnightly) |
New rate
(fortnightly) |
Increase
(fortnightly) |
|
Single person |
$867.00 |
$873.90 |
$6.90 |
|
Couples (each) |
$653.50 |
$658.70 |
$5.20 |
|
Single person – transitional |
$731.50 |
$737.20 |
$5.70 |
|
Couples (each) – transitional |
$590.00 |
$594.60 |
$4.60 |
|
WAR WIDOWS |
|
|
|
|
War widow(er)’s pension |
$880.90 |
$887.90 |
$7.00 |
|
Income support supplement |
$259.90 |
$262.00 |
$2.10 |
|
DISABILITY PENSION |
|
|
|
|
T&PI (Special rate) |
$1,330.90 |
$1341.50 |
$10.60 |
|
Intermediate rate |
$903.50 |
$910.70 |
$7.20 |
|
EDA |
$735.10 |
$741.00 |
$5.90 |
|
100 per cent |
$473.10 |
$476.90 |
$3.80 |
|
10 per cent |
$54.24 |
$54.62 |
$0.38 |
These are the maximum rates of payment and include any
Energy Supplement payable.
