2.4.2: Basic values used in a child support assessment

Child support period starting in:	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Exempt income amount - no relevant dependant child with relevant dependant child	$12,950 $21,622	$13,462 $22,480	$13,983 $23, 349	$14,646 $24,464	$15,378 $25,689
Additional exempt income amount for relevant dependant child, or child in shared care of payer and payee: Child under 13 years* Between 13 and 15 years* 16 years and over* * child's age 12 months after the start of the child support period.	$2,307 $3,219 $4,914	$2,362 $3,296 $5,109	$2,424 $3,380 $5,307	$2,489 $3,504 $5,560	$2,570 $3,705 $5,838
Disregarded income amount	$38,168	$39,312	$41,881	$43,654	$45,505
Inflation factor	4.00	4.00	6.20	2.70	5.00
2.5 x average weekly earnings (Payer's income cap prior to 1 July 2006)	$126,659	$130,767	$139,347	(No longer applicable, refer to following row)	(No longer applicable, refer to following row)
2.5 x all employees average weekly total earnings (Payer's income cap from 1 July 2006)		$98,280	$104,702	$109,135	$113,763
Minimum annual rate of child support	$260	$260 ($320 for any part of child support period after 1 July 2006)	$260 ($320 for any part of child support period after 1 July 2006)	$333	$339
Median income	$23,059	$23,981	$25,468	$26,156	$27,464

Note: Before the end of each calendar year CSA must publish the following amounts in the Australian Government Gazette for all child support periods starting in the following calendar year (section 155 of the Assessment Act):

• the yearly equivalent of the EAWE amount
• the relevant partnered rate of Social Security pension
• the relevant unpartnered rate of Social Security pension
• the amounts used to calculate exempt income in section 39(2)(b), and
• the minimum annual rate of child support.

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