September 2014 Changes to Centrelink and DVA Pensions
Centrelink & DVA, revise the maximum pension entitlements every March 20th & September 20th indexed to AWOTE (Average Weekly Ordinary Time Earnings). Here are the new maximum rate pensions for Centrelink & Department of Veterans Affairs.
The table below shows the different rates of Age Pension payments for single people and couples.
| Pension rates (per fortnight) | Single | Couple each | Couple combined | Couple each separated due to ill health |
| Maximum basic rate | $776.70 | $585.50 | $1,171.00 | $766.70 |
| Maximum Pension Supplement | $63.50 | $47.90 | $95.80 | $63.50 |
| Clean Energy Supplement | $14.10 | $10.60 | $21.20 | $14.10 |
| TOTAL | $854.30 | $644.00 | $1,288.00 | $854.30 |
The new Maximum Pension rates from DVA (Dept of Veterans Affairs) are as follows
- Service Pension & Partner service pension are the same as for Centrelink.
- The War Widows Pension & Disability Pensions for DVA are as follows;
| War widows | Old rate | New Rate |
| War widow(er)’s pension | $856.20 | $868.00 |
| Income support supplement | $252.40 | $256.00 |
| TOTAL WAR WIDOWS | $1,108.60 | $1,124.00 |
| Disability pension | Old rate | New Rate |
| TPI (Special Rate) | $1293.20 | $1311.30 |
| Intermediate rate | $877.80 | $890.19 |
| EDA | $714.20 | $724.20 |
| 100 per cent | $459.60 | $466.10 |
| 10 per cent | $52.80 | $53.54 |
