For the purposes of paragraph (c) of the definition of dependant in section 139K of the Act, the prescribed amount of income derived (or likely to be derived) by a person during a contribution assessment period is:
(a) if the period begins between 5 May 2003 and 30 June 2003--$2,500; or
(b) if the period begins in a financial year specified in column 1 of an item of the following table--the amount specified in column 2 of that item; or
(c) if the period begins in the financial year beginning on 1 July 2020--$3,741; or
(d) if the period begins in a later financial year--$3,741 indexed in accordance with section 114 of this instrument as if the period were that financial year.
Note: Indexed amounts could in 2021 be viewed on the Australian Financial Security Authority's website (http://www.afsa.gov.au).
Maximum income of dependant | ||
Item | Column 1 Financial year | Column 2 Amount |
1 | 2019 - 20 | $3,720 |
2 | 2018 - 19 | $3,642 |
3 | 2017 - 18 | $3,596 |
4 | 2016 - 17 | $3,532 |
5 | 2015 - 16 | $3,459 |
6 | 2014 - 15 | $3,411 |
7 | 2013 - 14 | $3,363 |
8 | 2012 - 13 | $3,264 |
9 | 2011 - 12 | $3,181 |
10 | 2010 - 11 | $3,131 |
11 | 2009 - 10 | $3,030 |
12 | 2008 - 09 | $2,942 |
13 | 2007 - 08 | $2,870 |
14 | 2006 - 07 | $2,756 |
15 | 2005 - 06 | $2,688 |
16 | 2004 - 05 | $2,611 |
17 | 2003 - 04 | $2,549 |