Increase for veterans and war widows pensions
Veterans’ pensions including service pension, war widow’s pension and disability pensions, will increase by up to $16.50 per fortnight from 20 March.
From 20 March 2007, the Special (T&PI) rate of disability pension will increase by $16.50 to $869.40 per fortnight, while the Intermediate rate of disability pension will increase by $9.50 to $594.80.
Extreme Disablement Adjustment will increase to $487.20 per fortnight and the 100% General Rate of disability pension will increase to $318.70.
The maximum rate of single service pension will rise by $13 to $525.10 per fortnight and the maximum rate for couples will increase by $10.80 to $438.50 each.
The fortnightly pension paid to war widows will increase by up to $13 to $550.10, while the ceiling rate of the income support supplement, which is paid to some 81,000 war widows, will rise to $156.60.
Veterans and war widows will see increases reflected in their pension payments on the payday of 29 March 2007.
More information on the new pension rates is available from the Department of Veterans’ Affairs on 133 254 or at www.dva.gov.au
