Figure 2.7
This diagram depicts increases to the single pension rate under actual and alternative scenarios every six months between 1997 and 2008. The horizontal axis compares every six months and the vertical axis shows the rate increase in dollars per year.
- Sept 97 – Actual: approx 9,100 CPI + male total average weekly earnings: approx 9,100 CPI: approx 9,100
- Mar 98 – Actual: approx 9,300 CPI + male total average weekly earnings: approx 9,300 CPI: approx 9,100
- Sept 98 – Actual: approx 9,400 CPI + male total average weekly earnings: approx 9,400 CPI: approx 9,200
- Mar 99 – Actual: approx 9,500 CPI + male total average weekly earnings: approx 9,500 CPI: approx 9,250
- Sept 99 – Actual: approx 9,600 CPI + male total average weekly earnings: approx 9,600 CPI: approx 9,300
- Mar 00 – Actual: approx 9,750 CPI + male total average weekly earnings: approx 9,750 CPI: approx 9,400
- Sept 00 – Actual: approx 10,400 CPI + male total average weekly earnings: approx 9,900 CPI: approx 9,550
- Mar 01 – Actual: approx 10,600 CPI + male total average weekly earnings: approx 10,300 CPI: approx 9,950
- Sept 01 – Actual: approx 10,750 CPI + male total average weekly earnings: approx 10,500 CPI: approx 10,100
- Mar 02 – Actual: approx 11,100 CPI + male total average weekly earnings: approx 10,600 CPI: approx 10,200
- Sept 02 – Actual: approx 11,250 CPI + male total average weekly earnings: approx 10,800 CPI: approx 10,400
- Mar 03 – Actual: approx 11,550 CPI + male total average weekly earnings: approx 11,100 CPI: approx 10,500
- Sept 03 – Actual: approx 11,800 CPI + male total average weekly earnings: approx 11,450 CPI: approx 10,600
- Mar 04 – Actual: approx 12,200 CPI + male total average weekly earnings: approx 11,750 CPI: approx 10,750
- Sept 04 – Actual: approx 12,400 CPI + male total average weekly earnings: approx 11,850 CPI: approx 10,950
- Mar 05 – Actual: approx 12,500 CPI + male total average weekly earnings: approx 12,000 CPI: approx 11,000
- Sept 05 – Actual: approx 12,800 CPI + male total average weekly earnings: approx 12,400 CPI: approx 11,250
- Mar 06 – Actual: approx 13,100 CPI + male total average weekly earnings: approx 12,600 CPI: approx 11,450
- Sep 06 – Actual: approx 13,300 CPI + male total average weekly earnings: approx 12,850 CPI: approx 11,600
- Mar 07 – Actual: approx 13,650 CPI + male total average weekly earnings: approx 13,200 CPI: approx 11,700
- Sep 07 – Actual: approx 13,980 CPI + male total average weekly earnings: approx 13,500 CPI: approx 11,850
- Mar 08 – Actual: approx 14,220 CPI + male total average weekly earnings: approx 13,750 CPI: approx 12,000