Here you can learn the amounts of the various allowances over the latest 7 years.
Year of Assessment
|
2018/19
onwards
|
2017/18
|
2016/17
|
2015/16
|
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
Basic allowance |
132,000
|
132,000
|
132,000
|
120,000
|
Married person’s allowance |
264,000
|
264,000
|
264,000
|
240,000
|
Child allowance |
For each of the 1st to 9th child
|
120,000
|
100,000
|
100,000
|
100,000
|
For each child born during the year, the child allowance is increased by
|
120,000
|
100,000
|
100,000
|
100,000
|
Dependent brother or dependent sister allowance |
37,500 |
37,500 |
33,000
|
33,000
|
Dependent parent and dependent grandparent allowance |
For each parent or grandparent –
|
who is 55 years old or above but below 60
|
25,000
|
23,000
|
23,000
|
20,000
|
who is 60 years old or above
|
50,000
|
46,000
|
46,000
|
40,000
|
who is under 60 years old but eligible to claim an allowance under the Government’s Disability Allowance Scheme
|
50,000
|
46,000
|
46,000
|
40,000
|
Additional dependent parent and dependent grandparent allowance |
For each parent or grandparent –
|
who is 55 years old or above but below 60
|
25,000
|
23,000
|
23,000
|
20,000
|
who is 60 years old or above
|
50,000
|
46,000
|
46,000
|
40,000
|
who is under 60 years old but eligible to claim an allowance under the Government’s Disability Allowance Scheme
|
50,000
|
46,000
|
46,000
|
40,000
|
Single parent allowance |
132,000
|
132,000
|
132,000
|
120,000
|
Disabled dependant allowance |
75,000
|
75,000
|
66,000
|
66,000
|
Personal Disability Allowance |
75,000
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
Year of Assessment
|
2014/15
|
2013/14
|
2012/13
|
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
Basic allowance |
120,000
|
120,000
|
120,000
|
Married person’s allowance |
240,000
|
240,000
|
240,000
|
Child allowance |
For each of the 1st to 9th child
|
70,000
|
70,000
|
63,000
|
For each child born during the year, the child allowance is increased by
|
70,000
|
70,000
|
63,000
|
Dependent brother or dependent sister allowance |
33,000
|
33,000
|
33,000
|
Dependent parent and dependent grandparent allowance |
For each parent or grandparent –
|
who is 55 years old or above but below 60
|
20,000
|
19,000
|
19,000
|
who is 60 years old or above
|
40,000
|
38,000
|
38,000
|
who is under 60 years old but eligible to claim an allowance under the Government’s Disability Allowance Scheme
|
40,000
|
38,000
|
38,000
|
Additional dependent parent and dependent grandparent allowance |
For each parent or grandparent –
|
who is 55 years old or above but below 60
|
20,000
|
19,000
|
19,000
|
who is 60 years old or above
|
40,000
|
38,000
|
38,000
|
who is under 60 years old but eligible to claim an allowance under the Government’s Disability Allowance Scheme
|
40,000
|
38,000
|
38,000
|
Single parent allowance |
120,000
|
120,000
|
120,000
|
Disabled dependant allowance |
66,000
|
66,000
|
66,000
|
Personal Disability Allowance |
–
|
–
|
–
|