Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsA person's annual rate of utilities allowance is worked out using the following table:
Utilities allowance rate table | ||
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
Item | Person's situation | Annual rate |
1 | not a member of a couple | $500 |
2 | member of an illness separated couple | $500 |
3 | member of a respite care couple | $500 |
4 | member of a temporarily separated couple | $500 |
5 | member of a couple (other than an illness separated couple, respite care couple or temporarily separated couple) | half the rate specified in column 3 of item 1 |
Note: The annual rates of utilities allowance are indexed twice a year in line with CPI increases (see sections 1191 to 1194).