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5.2.6.90 SCA historical rates - 01/12/2004 to 20/09/2009

History

Seniors supplement came into effect on 20 September 2009 as part of the Secure and Sustainable Pension Reform Package. This supplement incorporated the value of SCA and the higher rate of TAL.

The last payment of SCA was made for 20 September 2009. The last payment of seniors supplement was made in June 2015.

Indexation

SCA was indexed to increases in the CPI.

Rates

The following table shows the annual rates in dollars.

Date	Amount
01/12/2004	200.00
01/06/2005	202.80
01/12/2005	206.00
01/06/2006	208.80
01/12/2006	214.00
01/06/2007	214.00
01/12/2007	218.00
20/03/2008	500.00
20/09/2008	514.00
20/03/2009	518.80
20/09/2009	522.00

Last reviewed: 12 August 2019

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