2016-11-08 S&O Agenda - Item 3, Attachment 1 - Local Economic Plan

   be the holder of a Pension Concession Card issued by Centrelink or the Department of Veteran
    Affairs, or
    o a Repatriation Health (Gold) Card issued by the Department of Veteran Affairs, or
    o a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card, or
    o a Queensland Seniors Card issued by the Queensland State Government.

Automatic eligibility applies to those ratepayers currently receiving a Pension Concession on their
rate notice. Eligibility for those ratepayers with a Seniors Card will be assessed accordingly.


Interest charges on deferred rates
In accordance with s122(5) of the LG Regulation, Council is authorised to charge interest, or
request payment of an additional charge, to all deferred general rates for the relevant period.

For the period there was one rate payer who had their general rates deferred for the relevant
period.


Available pensioner concessions for the period
Table 12 below provides a summary of available pensioner concessions for the period.

Table 12 – Pensioner Concessions


Pension Rate                       Sole title to the property   Joint title to the property

Maximum level of pension           $230 p.a. maximum            $180 p.a. maximum
                                   $115 per half year           $90 per half year
Not maximum level of pension       $115 p.a. maximum            $65 p.a. maximum
                                   $57.50 per half year         $32.50 per half year


Single owner on the maximum rate of pension

Where the pensioner was in receipt of the maximum level of pension and had sole title to the
property that is their principal place of residence for the period, the concession was 25% of the
general rate up to a maximum amount of $230.00 per annum.

Joint owner on the maximum rate of pension

Where the pensioner was in receipt of the maximum level of pension and owned the property
jointly with one or more people for the period, the concession was 25% of the general rate up to a
maximum amount of $180.00 per annum.

Single owner not on the maximum rate of pension

Where the pensioner was not in receipt of the maximum level of pension and had sole title to the
property that was their principal place of residence for the period, the concession was 25% of the
general rate up to a maximum amount of $115.00 per annum.




Noosa Council Annual Report 2015/16                                                           Page 28