A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

Schedules

Schedule 4 - Indexation and adjustment of amounts  

Note:

See section 85 .

Part 2 - Indexation  

3   CPI Indexation Table  

(1)    
An amount referred to in the following table is to be indexed under this Part on each indexation day for the amount, using the reference quarter and base quarter for the amount and indexation day and rounding off to the nearest multiple of the rounding amount:


CPI indexation
Column 1
Amount
Column 2
Indexation day(s)
Column 3
Reference quarter (most recent before indexation day)
Column 4
Base quarter
Column 5
Rounding base
1 FTB child rate (A1) and reduction in FTB child rate (A1) 1 July December highest December quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than December quarter 1999) $3.65
2 - 3 (Repealed by No 50 of 2011)        
4 FTB RA maximum (A1 and A3) (a) 20 March
(b) 20 September
(a) December
(b) June
highest June or December quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than June quarter 1979) $3.65
5 FTB RA rent threshold (A1 and A3) (a) 20 March
(b) 20 September
(a) December
(b) June
highest June or December quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than June quarter 1979) $3.65
6 FTB child rate (A2) and reduction in FTB child rate (A2) 1 July December highest December quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than December quarter 1999) $3.65
7 (Repealed by No 17 of 2016)        
7A newborn supplement 1 July December highest December quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than December quarter 2012) $0.91
7B newborn upfront payment 1 July December highest December quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than December quarter 2012) $1.00
8 FTB MBA (A) 1 July December highest December quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than December quarter 1999) $3.65
8A FTB gross supplement amount (A) 1 July December highest December quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than December quarter 2002) $3.65
8B (Repealed by No 122 of 2014)        
9 FTB standard rate (B) 1 July December highest December quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than December quarter 1999) $3.65
9A FTB gross supplement amount (B) 1 July December highest December quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than December quarter 2004) $3.65
9B (Repealed by No 122 of 2014)        
10 FTB standard ACO rate 1 July December highest December quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than December quarter 1999) $3.65
10A (Repealed by No 122 of 2014)        
11 FTB basic HIFA (A) 1 July December highest December quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than December quarter 1999) $73.00
12 (Repealed by No 122 of 2014)        
13 FTB free area (A1 and A3) 1 July December highest December quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than December quarter 2005) $73.00
14 FTB free area (B) 1 July December highest December quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than December quarter 2003) $73.00
14A (Repealed by No 14 of 2014)        
15 FTB basic MIFA (A1) 1 July December highest December quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than December quarter 1999) $10.95
16 FTB double basic MIFA (A1) 1 July December highest December quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than December quarter 1999) $21.90
17 FTB additional MIFA (A1) 1 July December highest December quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than December quarter 1999) $3.65
17AA FTB income limit (B) 1 July December highest December quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than December quarter 2007) $1.00
17A - 17AAA (Repealed by No 50 of 2012)        
17AB (Repealed by No 96 of 2014)        
17AC (Repealed by No 96 of 2014)        
17AD stillborn baby payment income limit 1 July December highest December quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than December quarter 2015) $1.00
17AE (Repealed by No 70 of 2013)        
17B (Repealed by No 49 of 2012)        
18 CCS lower income (base rate) threshold first day of first CCS fortnight of income year December highest December quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than December quarter 2015) $1.00
18A CCS lower income (other rate) threshold first day of first CCS fortnight of income year December highest December quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than December quarter 2015) $1.00
19 CCS hourly rate cap first day of first CCS fortnight of income year December highest December quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than December quarter 2015) $0.01
20 (Repealed by No 86 of 2021)        
20A - 22 (Repealed 22 of 2017)        


(2)   Highest quarter.  

A reference in the table in subclause (1) to the highest of a group of quarters is a reference to the quarter in that group that has the highest index number.


No indexation of certain FTB rates and reductions on 1 July 2017 and 1 July 2018

(3)    
The FTB child rate (A1), the FTB child rate (A2), the reduction to those rates, the FTB standard rate (B) and the FTB standard ACO rate are not to be indexed on 1 July 2017 and 1 July 2018.


(4)    
(Repealed by No 14 of 2014)



First indexation of stillborn baby payment income limit

(4A)    
The first indexation under subclause (1) of the stillborn baby payment income limit is to take place on 1 July 2017.


(5)    
(Repealed by No 22 of 2017)


(5A)    
(Repealed by No 22 of 2017)


(6)    
(Repealed by No 22 of 2017)


(6A)    
(Repealed by No 22 of 2017)


(6B)    
(Repealed by No 22 of 2017)


(6C)    
(Repealed by No 22 of 2017)



Indexation rules for certain income limits for certain years

(7)    
The FTB basic HIFA (A) is not to be indexed on 1 July 2019 and 1 July 2020.


(7A)    
For the purposes of working out the indexed amount for the FTB basic HIFA (A) on 1 July 2021, the current figure for the FTB basic HIFA (A) immediately before that day is taken to be $98,988.


(7B)    
The FTB income limit (B) is not to be indexed on 1 July 2019 and 1 July 2020.



No indexation of FTB gross supplement amount (A) and (B) for certain years

(8)    
The FTB gross supplement amount (A) and the FTB gross supplement amount (B) are not to be indexed on 1 July 2011, 1 July 2012, 1 July 2013, 1 July 2014, 1 July 2015 and 1 July 2016.



No indexation for CCS lower income (base rate) threshold in 2023

(9)    


The CCS lower income (base rate) threshold is not to be indexed on the first day of the first CCS fortnight of the income year starting on 1 July 2023.

 

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