20APension supplement rate definitions

20A Pension supplement rate definitions

(1) The combined couple rate of pension supplement is the sum of the following: (a) 4 times the annual rate of utilities allowance for a person who is a member of a couple (other than an illness separated couple, respite care couple or temporarily separated couple); (b) twice the annual rate of telephone allowance for a person: (i) to whom section 1061SB (increased rate for home internet) applies; and (ii) who is partnered (partner getting pension or benefit, and partner getting telephone allowance at the increased rate); (c) twice the annual rate of pharmaceutical allowance for a person who is partnered; (d) twice the pension supplement basic amount for a person who is partnered; (e) if $525.20 exceeds twice the annual rate of utilities allowance for a person who is a member of a couple (other than an illness separated couple, respite care couple or temporarily separated couple)—the amount of the excess; rounded up to the nearest multiple of $5.20.

Note 1: This rate is indexed 6 monthly in line with CPI increases (see sections 1191 to 1194).

Note 2: This rate is an annual rate.

(2) The combined couple rate of minimum pension supplement is the sum of the following: (a) 4 times the annual rate of utilities allowance for a person who is a member of a couple (other than an illness separated couple, respite care couple or temporarily separated couple); (b) twice the annual rate of telephone allowance for a person: (i) to whom section 1061SB (increased rate for home internet) applies; and (ii) who is partnered (partner getting pension or benefit, and partner getting telephone allowance at the increased rate); rounded up to the nearest multiple of $5.20.

Note 1: This rate is indexed 6 monthly in line with CPI increases (see sections 1191 to 1194).

Note 2: This rate is an annual rate.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (1) or (2), a rate mentioned in a paragraph of that subsection is that rate as at 20 September 2009.

Note: Those subsections adopt those rates as indexed on 20 September 2009.

(4) A person’s minimum pension supplement amount is the amount worked out by: (a) applying the applicable percentage in the following table to the combined couple rate of minimum pension supplement; and (b) if: (i) the person is not partnered; and (ii) the amount resulting from paragraph (a) is not a multiple of $2.60; rounding the amount up or down to the nearest multiple of $2.60 (rounding up if the amount is not a multiple of $2.60 but is a multiple of $1.30).