Social Policy Group
Social Security Payments for
People Caring for Children, 1912 to 2006
Dale Daniels - Social Policy Group
Last updated 5 July 2006
This Chronology is issued electronically. It will be kept up-to-date
online. The date of the latest update is noted clearly above.
Contents
Introduction
List of Acronyms
A Short History of Payments for
Families
Table 1: Payments
for People Caring for Children, Recipient Numbers from 1942
Maternity
Allowance 1912 to 1978 and 1996 to 2004, Maternity Immunisation Allowance
from 1998, Maternity Payment from 2004
Child Endowment 1941
to 1976, Family Allowance 1976 to 1992, Basic Family Payment 1993 to 1995,
Family Payment 1996 to 1998, Family Allowance 1998 to 2000 and Family
Tax Benefit Part A from 2000
Table 2: Maximum
Rates of Child Endowment 1941 to 1976, Family Allowance 1976 to 1992 and
Basic Family Payment 1993 to 1995
Table
3: Rates of Family Payment, 1996 to 1998, Family Allowance 1998 to
2000 and Family Tax Benefit Part A & Part B from 2000
Widow Pension Class A 1942
to 1989
Child's Allowance/Additional
Pension or Benefit for Children 1943 to 1993
Table 4: Maximum
Rates of Child's Allowance 1943 to 1963, Additional Pension for Children
1956 to 1992, Additional Benefit for Children 1945 to 1992, Family Income
Supplement 1983 to 1987, Family Allowance Supplement 1987 to 1992 and
Additional Family Payment 1993 to 1995
Mother's/Guardian's Allowance
1963 to 2000
Table 5: Maximum
Rate of Mother's/Guardian's Allowance, 1963 to 2000
Double Orphan's Pension from
1973
Table 6: Maximum
Rates of Double Orphan's Pension from 1973
Supporting
Mother's Benefit 1973 to 1977 Supporting Parent's Benefit 1977 to 1989,
Sole Parent's Pension 1989 to 1998
Table 7: Maximum
Weekly Rates of Pension for Sole Parents from 1942
Table 8: Pension
Means Tests Changes, from 1942
Family Income Supplement
1983 to 1987, Family Allowance Supplement 1987 to 1992, Additional Family
Payment 1993 to 1995
Home Child Care Allowance
1994 to 1995, Parenting Allowance 1995 to 1998 and Parenting Payment from
1998
Family Tax Payment 1997 to
2000
Family Tax Benefit
Part B from 2000
Child Care Benefit from 2000
Commonwealth of Australia
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