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Guide To Australian Government Payments Booklet:

The Guide To Australian Government Payments gives details of the payment rates and eligibility criteria for all payments made by Centrelink and the Family Assistance Office. The product is updated quarterly to reflect any changes in payment rates during this time.

Current Version:

• Download Guide To Australian Government Payments Booklet (effective 20 March 2008) [24 pages, PDF: 256KB]
• Download Guide To Australian Government Payments Booklet (effective 20 March 2008) [61 pages, RTF: 506KB]

Please note: this booklet is a guide only and personal circumstances can affect your payment rate.

Payment Rates Factsheet for Individual Payments:

For information on a specific payment, please select one of the following:

• Family Assistance Office Guide to Payments Factsheet - for all Family Assistance Office payments, including Family Tax Benefit Part A, Family Tax Benefit Part B and Child Care Benefit.
• Bereavement Allowance Payment Rates Factsheet - for Bereavement Allowance.
• CDEP Payment Rates Factsheet - for Community Development Employment Projects.
• Disability & Carer Payment Rates Factsheet - for Disability Support Pension, Sickness Allowance, Carer Payment, Carer Allowance and Mobility Allowance.
• Education Payment Rates Factsheet - for Austudy, ABSTUDY, Pensioner Education Supplement and Assistance for Isolated Childrens Scheme.
• Mature Age Payment Rates Factsheet - for Mature Age Allowance and Widow Allowance.
• Newstart Payment Rates Factsheet - for Newstart Allowance.
• Parenting Payment Rates Factsheet - for Parenting Payment and Double Orphan Pension.
• Partner Allowance Payment Rates Factsheet - for Partner Allowance.
• Remote Area Allowance Payment Rates Factsheet - for Remote Area Allowance.
• Retirement Payment Rates Factsheet - for Age Pension and Pension Bonus Scheme.
• Special Benefit Payment Rates Factsheet - for Special Benefit.
• Youth Payment Rates Factsheet - for Youth Allowance.

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Previous Versions:

• Download Guide To Australian Government Payments Booklet (effective 1 January 2008) [24 pages, PDF: 253KB]
• Download Guide To Australian Government Payments Booklet (effective 1 January 2008) [61 pages, RTF: 575KB]
• Download Guide To Australian Government Payments Booklet (effective 20 September 2007) [24 pages, PDF: 258KB]
• Download Guide To Australian Government Payments Booklet (effective 20 September 2007) [57 pages, RTF: 531KB]
• Download Guide To Australian Government Payments Booklet (effective 1 July 2007) [24 pages, PDF: 258KB]
• Download Guide To Australian Government Payments Booklet (effective 1 July 2007) [52 pages, RTF: 484KB]
• Download Guide To Australian Government Payments Booklet (effective 20 March 2007) [24 pages, PDF: 251KB]
• Download Guide To Australian Government Payments Booklet (effective 20 March 2007) [53 pages, RTF: 489KB]
• Download Guide To Australian Government Payments Booklet (effective 1 January 2007) [27 pages, PDF: 256KB]
• Download Guide To Australian Government Payments Booklet (effective 1 January 2007) [59 pages, RTF: 398KB]

You can find more historical rates on the Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs website.

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