Social Policy Group
Social Security Payments for
the Aged, People with Disabilities and Carers 1909 to 2006 - part 1
Dale Daniels - Social
Policy Group
Last updated 28 June 2006
This Chronology is issued electronically. It will be kept up-to-date
online. The date of the latest update is noted clearly above.
Introduction
List of Acronyms
The Aged and those with Disabilities
Old-Age Pension 1909 to 1947, Age Pension
from 1947
Invalid Pension 1909 to 1991, Sheltered
Employment Allowance 1967 to 1991, Rehabilitation Allowance 1983 to 1991,
Disability Support Pension from 1991
Wives and Carers
Wife's Allowance 1943 to1972, Wife
Pension from 1972
Handicapped Child's Allowance 1974
to 1987, Child Disability Allowance 1987 to 1999 and Carer Allowance from
1999
Table 1: Maximum Rates of Handicapped
Child's Allowance, Child Disability Allowance and Carer Allowance, from
1974
Spouse Carer's Pension 1983 to 1985,
Carer Pension 1985 to 1997, Carer Payment from 1997
Table 2: Numbers of Recipients of Selected
Pensions, from 1910
Means Testing
The Means Test 1909 to 1961, the Merged
Means Test 1961 to 1976, the Income Test 1976 to 1985, the Income and
Assets Tests from 1985
Table 3: Maximum Rates of Pension, from
1909
Table 4: Pension Means Test Limits from
1909
Concessions and Allowances
Funeral Benefit 1943 to 1990
Pensioner Concessions from 1933
Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
from 1994
Mobility Allowance from 1983
Supplementary Assistance
1958 to 1985, Rent Assistance from 1985
Table 5: Maximum Rates of Supplementary
Allowance/Rent Assistance for Pensioners from 1958
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