5.2.3.10 Widow class A, supporting parent's benefit, sole parent pension, PPS - rates from July 1942 to present date

Rates

This table shows the rates in dollars per annum. The rates shown from 8 October 1963 include:

mother's allowance or guardian allowance (GA) (1.1.G.80) at the lower rate between September 1969 and November 1983 inclusive, and
additional pension for one child, known as child's allowance before its abolition from October 1968.

Date Note A	Rate ($ p.a.)
27/07/1942 Note B	156.00
17/11/1942	158.60
09/02/1943	161.20
04/05/1943	163.80
21/09/1943	166.40
16/10/1945	195.00
08/07/1947 Note C	221.00
25/10/1948	247.00
07/11/1950	286.00
06/11/1951	338.00
07/10/1952	376.00
05/11/1953	390.00
01/11/1955	442.00
29/10/1957	481.00
13/10/1959	520.00
11/10/1960	546.00
10/10/1961	572.00
08/10/1963	884.00 Note D
06/10/1964	910.00
04/10/1966 Note E	962.00
01/10/1968	1,066.00
30/09/1969	1,118.00
29/09/1970	1,144.00
13/04/1971	1,170.00 Note F
12/10/1971	1,339.00 Note F
25/04/1972	1,391.00
10/10/1972	1,482.00
05/12/1972	1,560.00
09/10/1973	1,664.00
26/03/1974	1,820.00
13/08/1974	2,080.00
05/11/1974	2,106.00
06/05/1975	2,444.00
04/11/1975 Note G	2,613.00
13/05/1976	2,743.00
11/11/1976	2,860.00
12/05/1977	3,047.20
10/11/1977 Note H	3,161.60 Note H
11/05/1978	3,273.40
09/11/1978	3,364.40
08/11/1979	3,608.80
08/05/1980	3,772.60
06/11/1980	4,165.20 Note I
07/05/1981	4,297.80
05/11/1981	4,456.40
06/05/1982	4,687.80
04/11/1982	4,849.00
05/05/1983	5,114.20
03/11/1983	5,402.80 Note J
03/05/1984	5,688.80 Note K
01/11/1984	6,026.80 Note L
02/05/1985	6,151.60
14/11/1985	6,442.80 Note M
09/01/1986	6,442.80 or 6,338.80 Note N
01/05/1986	6,765.20 or 6,661.20 Note N, Note O
13/11/1986	6,817.20 Note P or 6,661.20 Note N
25/12/1986	7,030.40 Note P or 6,874.40 Note N
25/06/1987	7,339.80 Note P or 7,183.80 Note N
24/12/1987	8,117.20 or 7,805.20 or 7,545.20 Note Q
23/06/1988	8,322.60 or 8,010.60 or 7,750.60 Note Q
22/12/1988	8,697.00 or 8,333.00 or 7,969.00 Note R
22/06/1989	8,954.40 or 8,590.40 or 8,226.40
06/07/1989	9,115.60 or 8,590.40 or 8,226.40 Note T
23/11/1989	9,344.40 or 8,819.20 or 8,455.20
01/01/1990	9,451.00 or 8,873.80 or 8,502.00 Note U
26/04/1990	9,846.20 or 9,269.00 or 8,897.20
27/09/1990	10,088.00 or 9,510.00 or 9,139.00
03/01/1991	10,316.80 or 9,685.00 or 9,191.00
28/03/1991	10,574.20 or 9,942.40 or 9,448.40
02/01/1992	10,665.20 or 10,012.60 or 9,471.80
26/03/1992	10,782.20 or 10,129.50 or 9,588.80
03/04/1992	10,938.20 or 10,285.60 or 9,588.80
24/09/1992	10,938.20 or 10,285.60 or 9,588.80
28/01/1993	8,114.60 Note V
20/03/1993	8,114.60
20/09/1993	8,221.20
20/03/1994	8,270.60
20/09/1994	8,361.60
20/03/1995	8,478.60
20/09/1995	8,733.40
20/03/1996	8,907.60
20/09/1996	9,006.40
20/03/1997	9,042.80
20/09/1997	9,042.80
20/03/1998	9,219.60 Note W
20/09/1998	9,289.80
20/03/1999	9,396.40
20/09/1999	9,529.00
20/03/2000	9,672.00
01/07/2000	10,059.40
20/09/2000	10,246.60
20/03/2001	10,452.00
20/09/2001	10,673.00
20/03/2002	10,966.80
20/09/2002	11,164.40
20/03/2003	11,447.80
20/09/2003	11,772.80
20/03/2004	12,069.20
20/09/2004	12,238.20
20/03/2005	12,383.80
20/09/2005	12,711.40
20/03/2006	12,992.20
20/09/2006	13,314.60
20/03/2007	13,652.60
20/09/2007	13,980.20
20/03/2008	14,216.80
20/09/2008	14,614.60
20/03/2009	14,814.80
20/09/2009	14,937.00
20/03/2010	15,633.80
20/09/2010	15,909.40
20/03/2011	16,273.40
20/09/2011	16,679.00
20/03/2012	16,861.00
20/09/2012	17,256.20
20/03/2013	17,771.00 Note X
20/09/2013	18,197.40 Note X
20/03/2014	18,543.20 Note X
20/09/2014	18,727.80 Note X
20/03/2015	18,860.40 Note X
20/09/2015	19,011.20 Note X
20/03/2016	19,164.60 Note X
20/09/2016	19,201.00 Note X
20/03/2017	19,450.60 Note X
20/09/2017	19,567.60 Note X
20/03/2018	19,822.40 Note X
20/09/2018	19,981.00 Note X
20/03/2019	20,178.60 Note X
20/09/2019	20,298.20 Note X
20/03/2020	20,542.60 Note X
20/09/2020	20,620.60 Note X
20/03/2021	20,805.20 Note X
01/04/2021	22,105.20 Note X & Note Y
20/09/2021	22,414.60 Note X
20/03/2022	22,885.20 Note X
20/09/2022	23,800.40 Note X
20/03/2023	24,681.80 Note X
20/09/2023	25,225.20 Note X
20/03/2024	25,680.20 Note X
20/09/2024	26,195.00 Note X
20/03/2025	26,299.00 Note X
20/09/2025	26,720.20 Note X
20/03/2026	27,229.80 Note X

Notes

These notes relate to widow class A, supporting parent's benefit, sole parent pension and PPS rates from July 1942.

Note	Explanation
A	The dates on which the rates were first applied.
B	Payments were made 4-weekly in arrears from this date.
C	Payments were made fortnightly in arrears from this date.
D	This rate, and those following, included mother's allowance or GA of $208.00 per annum and additional pension for one child.
E	From August 1968 widows' pensions were regarded as being paid in fortnightly instalments of one twenty-sixth of the annual rate rather than fortnightly in arrears.
F	The maximum increase was paid where means as assessed was less than $520.00. The amount of increase was reduced by half of means as assessed in excess of $520.00.
G	From 11 December 1975 widow's pension paydays were amalgamated with Age and invalid pension paydays. The last widow's pension and supporting mother's benefit payday was 2 December 1975.
H	Supporting parent's benefit was paid at the same rates and was subject to the same income test as class A widow's pension. Supporting mother's benefit was introduced from 3 July 1973. Eligibility criteria widened from 10 November 1977 to include supporting fathers.
I	From 6 November 1980 the rates include mother's allowance or GA of $312.00 per annum and additional pension (for one child $520.00 per annum). Additionally, the 6 months waiting period for the grant of supporting parent's benefit was removed.
J	Additional pension for one child increased to $624.00 per annum.
K	Mother's allowance or GA paid at uniform rate of $416.00 per annum regardless of age and health of children.
L	Additional pension for one child increased to $728.00 per annum and mother's allowance or GA increased to $520.00 per annum.
M	Additional pension for one child increased to $832.00 per annum.
N	Additional pension reduced by $2.00 per week for a child aged 16 years or over in receipt of payments under the Tertiary Education Assistance Scheme or in respect of whom payments under the Secondary Allowances Scheme are being made.
O	Mother's allowance or GA increased from $10.00 per week to $12.00 per week from 1 May 1986.
P	Additional pension for one child increased to $884.00 per annum.
Q	Additional pension for children increased to: $1,456 per annum for children aged 13, 14 or 15 years $1,144 per annum for children under 13 years $884.00 per annum for student children aged 16 to 24 years not on Austudy and not receiving or attracting payment of a Commonwealth pension, allowance or benefit (unchanged).
R	Additional pension for children increased to: $1,612 per annum for children aged 13, 14 or 15 years $1,248 per annum for children under 13 years $884.00 per annum for student children aged 16 to 24 years not on Austudy and not receiving or attracting payment of a Commonwealth pension, allowance or benefit (unchanged).
S	In March 1989 supporting parent's benefit and class A widow's pension were amalgamated under the new title sole parent pension.
T	From 6 July 1989 the rate of additional pension for 13 to 15 year olds increased to $1,773.20 per annum.
U	From 1 January 1990 additional pension for children apart from student children and mother's allowance or GA became subject to annual indexation (1.1.I.100).
V	From 1 January 1993 GA is paid as an add-on to additional family payment (AFP). Additional pension is now known as AFP.
W	From 20 March 1998, sole parent pension was replaced by PPS. SS Guide 5.2.4.50 Parenting payment & associated rates - July 1995 to present date
X	An amount of ES may be payable in addition to this rate (5.1.10.20).
Y	On 1 April 2021, the MBRs of working age payments increased by $50.00 per fortnight. This was given effect through the Social Services Legislation Amendment (Strengthening Income Support) Act 2021.