Centrelink/DVA
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Albert
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Annie
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Age at start of financial year
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69.6
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69.2
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Centrelink/DVA Payment
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Age Pension
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Age Pension
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Eligibility
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Eligible
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Eligible
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Payment Type
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Pension
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Pension
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New grants available
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Available
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Available
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Rates based on
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Age Pension Couple Rate
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Age Pension Couple Rate
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Maximum rate per fortnight
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$539.80
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$539.80
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Maximum rate per year
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$14,073.36
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$14,073.36
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Rent Assistance
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Not Applicable
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Not Applicable
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Pension Supplement
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Included
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Included
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Tax Treatment
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Taxable
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Taxable
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Income Test
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Chart C
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Chart C
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Assets Test
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Chart A or B
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Chart A or B
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Payment per fortnight
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$500.80
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$500.80
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Payment per year
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$13,056.57
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$13,056.57
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Other Payments per year
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$0.00
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$0.00
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Total Payment per year
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$13,056.57
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$13,056.57
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Other
Payments
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Albert
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Annie
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Telephone Allowance rate pa
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$0.00
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$0.00
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Utilities Allowance rate pa
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$0.00
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$0.00
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Pharmaceutical Allowance pa
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$0.00
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$0.00
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Seniors Supplement rate pa
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$0.00
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$0.00
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Remote Area Allowance pa
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$0.00
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$0.00
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DVA Income Support Supplement pa
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$0.00
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$0.00
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DVA Income Support Tax Treatment
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|
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Total Other Payments
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$0.00
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$0.00
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Concession
Cards
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Albert
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Annie
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Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
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Not eligible, Pensioner
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Not eligible, Pensioner
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Pensioner Concession Card
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Eligible
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Eligible
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Health Care Card
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Not Eligible
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Not Eligible
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Assets
Test
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Home Owner
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Homeowner
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Centrelink Rate Chart
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Chart A
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Financial Investments
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$0
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Other Assets (excludes home)
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$310,000
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Centrelink Assessable Assets
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$310,000
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Assets Test Threshold
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$258,000
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Assets Test Cut-off
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$978,000
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Max Rate per fortnight
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$539.80
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Reduction rate over threshold (per thousand)
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1.50
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Albert
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Annie
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Assets Tested Payment (per fortnight)
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$500.80
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$500.80
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Assets Tested Payment (per year)
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$13,056.57
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$13,056.57
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Albert -
Partial Assets Test. However assets of $310,000 are greater than the threshold of
$258,000 so a payment reduction applies.
Annie -
Partial Assets Test. However assets of $310,000 are greater than the threshold of
$258,000 so a payment reduction applies.
Centrelink Assessable
Income
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Albert
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Annie
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Taxable Income for Centrelink income testing
purposes
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$0
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$0
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-
Financial Investments actual income
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$0
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$0
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+
Deemed Income
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$0
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$0
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+
Reportable Fringe Benefits
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$0
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$0
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+
Reportable Superannuation Contributions
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$0
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$0
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+
Net rental property losses (added back)
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$0
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$0
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+
Foreign Exempt Employment Income
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$0
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$0
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-
Child Support (maintenance) paid
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$0
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$0
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Centrelink Assessable Income
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$0
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$0
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Combined Centrelink Assessable Income
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$0
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Income
Test
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|
Albert
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Annie
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Centrelink Rate Chart
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Chart C
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Chart C
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per fortnight
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per fortnight
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Centrelink Assessable Income
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$0.00
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$0.00
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Income Test Threshold 1
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$256.00
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$256.00
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Income Test Threshold 2
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$0.00
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$0.00
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Income Test Cut-off
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$2,415.20
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$2,415.20
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Max Rate per fortnight
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$539.80
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$539.80
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Reduction rate > threshold 1
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$0.25
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$0.25
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Reduction rate > threshold 2
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$0.00
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$0.00
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Partner Income Test Threshold
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$0.00
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$0.00
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Partner Income Test Cut-off
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$0.00
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$0.00
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Partner Reduction Rate
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$0.00
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$0.00
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Income Tested Payment
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$539.80
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$539.80
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per year
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per year
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Centrelink Assessable Income
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$0
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$0
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Income Tested Payment
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$14,073.36
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$14,073.36
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Albert -
Assessable income below threshold 1.No reductions
Annie -
Assessable income below threshold 1.No reductions