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4.10.5.10 Family allowance & BFP income limits since 1987

Summary

This topic contains historical income limits for family allowance (FA) and basic family payment (BFP). This topic contains the following 2 tables:

Table number	Explanation
1	Income limits for maximum FA - November 1987 to January 1990
2	Income limits for minimum FA - November 1987 to January 1999

Table 1: Income limits for maximum FA - November 1987 to January 1990

The following table shows the income limits for maximum FA in dollars per annum.

Date	Number of children
Date	1	2	3	4	5	each extra child
01/11/1987	50,000	52,500	55,000	57,500	60,000	2,500
29/12/1988	53,550	56,228	58,906	61,584	64,262	2,678
13/07/1989	53,550	56,228	58,906	61,584	64,262	2,678
11/01/1990	57,620	60,502	63,384	66,266	69,148	2,882

Table 2: Income limits for FA & BFP - November 1987 to January 1999

FA became known as BFP from 1 January 1993. The following table shows the limits above which FA and BFP were NOT payable, in dollars per annum.

Date	Number of children
Date	1	2	3	4	5	each extra child
Family allowance
01/11/1987	51,094.00	55,156.00	59,528.00	63,900.00	68,587.00	4,686.40
29/12/1988	54,569.20	58,698.00	63,122.00	67,527.60	72,238.20	4,711.20
13/07/1989	55,422.00	59,972.00	64,522.00	69,696.00	74,870.00	5,174.00
11/01/1990	59,554.40	64,370.80	69,187.20	74,648.40	80,109.60	5,461.20
10/01/1991	62,057.00	65,161.00	68,265.00	71,369.00	74,473.00	3,104.00
09/01/1992	64,167.00	67,377.00	70,587.00	73,797.00	77,007.00	3,120.00
Basic family payment
07/01/1993	64,938	68,187	71,436	74,685	77,934	3,249
06/01/1994	60,000	63,000	66,000	69,000	72,000	3,000
05/01/1995	61,020	64,071	67,122	70,173	73,224	3,051
04/01/1996	63,766	66,955	70,144	73,333	76,522	3,189
02/01/1997	65,743	69,031	72,319	75,607	78,895	3,288
01/01/1998	65,941	69,239	72,537	75,835	79,133	3,298
01/01/1999	66,403	69,725	73,047	76,369	79,691	3,322

Last reviewed: 21 March 2022

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