Legal Aid Commission of Tasmania

Schedule B Assets Test Benchmark Amounts - National Means Test
Guideline: State
Number: 29 (Part)
Effective Date: 1/07/07
To be updated in January and July each year
Equity in Housing/Principal Home
Region A (Hobart) amount
Region B (Launceston) amount
Region C (North West) amount
$215,750
$167,500
$169,000
(The schedule may provide for different amounts for different regions within a State/Territory if considered appropriate.)
Equity in a Farm or Business (using the DSS Assets Test categories)
single home owner
single non-home owner
married home owner
married non-home owner
$118,000
$202,000
$167,000
$251,000
Total Equity in Motor Vehicles
$11,500
Allowable Assets
single applicant
applicant with dependants
$740
$1,490
Average Weekly Earnings
$34,549
see Schedule C Definitions for National Means Test



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