This page contains examples of calculating weekly payments. This is for service officers trained to process weekly payments. The amounts used are for example only. They may not be the current rates.
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New model
New model, change to Entitlement Period End Date (EPED)
Legacy model - weekly payments granted before 8 December 2012
New model
Table 1: this table contains an example of how weekly payments are calculated when customers are granted weekly payments after 8 December 2012. Note: the figures used in the examples are for illustration purposes only and may not represent the current maximum entitlement rates for the relevant pension or allowance. For current maximum rates of entitlements and supplementary payments, see Payment rates and thresholds.
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1 | New model - customers granted weekly payments after 8 December 2012
In this example there is no change to entitlement during the fortnight for the customers Disability Support Pension. - $769.30 for Basic
- $10.60 for Energy Supplement
- $61.50 for Pension Supplement
Gross rate for the fortnight = $841.40 Deductions and withholdings of $237.05: - Debt withholdings $20
- Child Support Deduction $57.05
- Rent Deduction Scheme $130
- Centrepay - electricity $10
- Centrepay - phone $20
Net rate for fortnight: = Gross rate - deductions - add-ons that cannot be paid weekly = $841.40 - $237.05 - $61.50 = $542.85 Adjusted net rate of all add-ons that can be paid weekly = $542.85 Week 1 payment: = half of Adjusted Net + add-ons that cannot be paid weekly = (0.5 x $542.85) + $61.50 = $332.93 This pays 14 days after the previous EPED. Week 2 payment: = half of Adjusted Net = 0.5 x $542.85 = $271.43 This pays 7 days after the week 1 payment. |
New model, change to Entitlement Period End Date (EPED)
Table 2: this table contains examples of how New Model weekly payments are calculated where the recipients Instalment Period End Date (EPED) had changed. Note: in the following examples, specific pay codes are not referred to, and an instalment period is referred to only as day 1 to day Y, where Y is the EPED. A standard instalment period would go from day 1 to day 14, and this is the starting point for the examples.
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1 | New model - instalment period less than 7 days, change before new EPED
The customer's gross rate is $1,047.10. There are no add-ons that cannot be paid weekly, or deductions. So, these are the same: - Gross rate
- Net rate
- Adjusted net rate
On original EPED, week 1 payment: = 0.5 x (gross rate - deductions) = $523.55 On second day after the original EPED, the customer asks to change their EPED to day 3. The instalment period shortens to 3 days. The customer's actual payment for the period should have been: = daily gross rate x 3 days = (gross rate/14 days) x 3 days = ($1,047.10/14) x 3 = $224.38 The customer is paid $224.38 on the new EPED. The scheduled and undelivered week 2 payment ($523.55) will be paid on the original offset EPED. This is 7 days after the original EPED. The customer is paid their: - week 1 payment of $523.55 on the next new EPED
- week 2 payment 7 days later
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2 | New model - instalment period less than 7 days, change after new EPED
The customer's gross rate is $1,047.10. There are no add-ons that cannot be paid weekly, or deductions. So, these are the same: - Gross rate
- Net rate
- Adjusted net rate
On original EPED, week 1 payment: = 0.5 x net rate = (Gross rate - deductions) x 0.5 = $523.55 On day 5 after the original EPED, the customer asks to change their EPED to day 4. The instalment period shortens to 4 days. The customer's actual payment for the period should have been: = daily gross rate x 4 days = (gross rate/14 days) x 4 days = ($1,047.10/14) x 4 = $299.17 The customer is paid $299.17 as an immediate payment on the date they ask to change their EPED. The scheduled and undelivered week 2 payment ($523.55) will be paid on the original offset EPED. This is 7 days after the original EPED. The customer is paid their: - week 1 weekly payment on the next new EPED
- week 2 payment 7 days later
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3 | New model - instalment period 8 to 13 days, change before new EPED
The customer's gross rate is $1,047.10. There are no add-ons that cannot be paid weekly, or deductions. So, these are the same: - Gross rate
- Net rate
- Adjusted net rate
On original EPED, week 1 payment: = 0.5 x (gross rate - deductions) = $523.55 On the offset EPED (7 days after the EPED), the week 2 payment ($523.55) is made. On day 8 after the original EPED, the customer asks to change their EPED to day 10. The instalment period shortens to 10 days. The customer's actual payment for the period should have been: = daily gross rate x 10 days = (gross rate/14 days) x 10 days = ($1,047.10/14) x 10 = $747.92 The customer will receive their: - week 1 instalment of $373.96 on the new EPED. This is 50% of the reduced rate of $747.92
- week 2 instalment of $373.96 7 days later
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4 | New model - instalment period 8 to 13 days, change after new EPED
The customer's gross rate is $1,047.10. There are no add-ons that cannot be paid weekly, or deductions. So, these are the same: - Gross rate
- Net rate
- Adjusted net rate
On the original EPED, week 1 payment: = 0.5 x net rate (Gross rate - deductions) x 0.5 = $523.55 On the offset EPED (7 days after the EPED), the week 2 payment ($523.55) is made. On day 10 after the original EPED, the customer asks to change their EPED to day 8. The instalment period shortens to 8 days. The customer's actual payment for the period should have been: = daily gross rate x 8 days = (gross rate/14 days) x 8 days = $1,047.10/14 x 8 = $598.34 The customer will receive their: - week 1 instalment of $299.17 as an immediate payment on the date they ask for the EPED change. This is 50% of the reduced rate of $598.34
- week 2 instalment of $299.17 7 days later
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Legacy model - weekly payments granted before 8 December 2012
Table 3
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1 | Legacy model basic calculation
In this example, there is no change to entitlement during the fortnight. - $1,249.65 for Disability Support Pension, Pharmaceutical Allowance and Rent Assistance
- $20.80 - for Language, Literacy and Numeracy Supplement (LLNS)
LLNS is not paid weekly. It is paid on a customer's EPED
Gross rate for the fortnight = $1,270.45 Deductions and withholding = $200: - Debt withholdings $20
- Child Support Deduction $20
- Rent Deduction Scheme $130
- Centrepay - electricity $10
- Centrepay - phone $20
Net rate for fortnight: = Gross rate - deductions - add-ons that cannot be paid weekly = $1,249.65 - $200 - $20.80 = $1,028.85 Adjusted net rate of all add-ons that can be paid weekly = $1,028.85 Week 1 payment: = half of Adjusted Net rate = 0.5 x $1,028.85 = $514.43 Week 2 payment: = half of Adjusted Net rate - week 1 + add-ons that cannot be paid weekly =$1,028.85 - $514.43 + $20.80 = $535.22 |
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