Previous Amount 20 Mar 2018 Increase pa $620.80 $628.80 $8.00 Annual Amount (single or couple combined) pq $155.20 $157.20 $2.00 Quarterly Payment (single or couple combined) Individuals in receipt of an income support payment that attracts a Pension Supplement do not receive Utilities Allowance. Health Care Cards (HCC) Average weekly income for eight weeks prior to applying: Family Situation Previous Amount 20 Mar 2018 Increase $546.00 $552.00 $6.00 Single (no children) pw $943.00 $954.00 $11.00 Couple, combined (no children) pw $943.00 $954.00 $11.00 Single, one dependent child pw pw $34.00 $34.00 - For each additional dependent add Cutoffs for Health Care Cards (HCC) Average weekly income for eight weeks prior to applying: Family Situation Previous Amount 20 Mar 2018 Increase $682.50 $690.00 $7.50 Single (no children) pw $1,178.75 $1,192.50 $13.75 Couple, combined (no children) pw $1,178.75 $1,192.50 $13.75 Single, one dependent child pw pw $42.50 $42.50 - For each additional dependent child add CDEP Participation Supplement (CPS) Income Test CPS is payable if income is Family Situation Previous Amount 20 Mar 2018 Increase $1,248.67 $1,263.34 $14.67 Single pf $1,783.50 $1,805.50 $22.00 Single, principal carer of child pf $1,148.84 $1,162.00 $13.16 Each member of a couple pf $2,297.68 $2,324.00 $26.32 Total income of both partners must be under pf
Previous Amount 20 Mar 2018 Increase Annual Amount (single or couple combined) $620.80 $628.80 $8.00 pa Quarterly Payment (single or couple combined) $155.20 $157.20 $2.00 pq Individuals in receipt of an income support payment that attracts a Pension Supplement do not receive Utilities Allowance. Health Care Cards (HCC) Average weekly income for eight weeks prior to applying: Family Situation Previous Amount 20 Mar 2018 Increase Single (no children) $546.00 $552.00 $6.00 pw Couple, combined (no children) $943.00 $954.00 $11.00 pw Single, one dependent child $943.00 $954.00 $11.00 pw For each additional dependent add $34.00 $34.00 - pw Cutoffs for Health Care Cards (HCC) Average weekly income for eight weeks prior to applying: Family Situation Previous Amount 20 Mar 2018 Increase Single (no children) $682.50 $690.00 $7.50 pw Couple, combined (no children) $1,178.75 $1,192.50 $13.75 pw Single, one dependent child $1,178.75 $1,192.50 $13.75 pw For each additional dependent child add $42.50 $42.50 - pw CDEP Participation Supplement (CPS) Income Test CPS is payable if income is Family Situation Previous Amount 20 Mar 2018 Increase Single $1,248.67 $1,263.34 $14.67 pf Single, principal carer of child $1,783.50 $1,805.50 $22.00 pf Each member of a couple $1,148.84 $1,162.00 $13.16 pf Total income of both partners must be under $2,297.68 $2,324.00 $26.32 pf
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