The payment rates for Age Pension, Carer Payment and Disability Support Pension are increasing from 20 March 2023.
The government will provide $3.7 million in 2023–24 to extend the measure to provide age and veteran pensioners a once-off credit of $4,000 to their Work Bonus income bank and temporarily increase the maximum income bank until 31 December 2023.
Latest Age Pension changes (from 20 March 2023)
From 20 March 2023 the maximum full Age Pension increases $37.50 per fortnight for a single person, and $28.20 per person per fortnight for a couple. Note: Annual amounts are approximate. The figures above include the pension and energy supplements.
But after widespread speculation, it has now been confirmed that all JobSeeker recipients will see their payments go up by $40 per fortnight, as well as those on Youth Allowance, Austudy and other income support payments.
As a temporary measure introduced in September 2022, age pensioners will be able to earn an extra $4000 this financial year.
The payment rates for Age Pension, Carer Payment and Disability Support Pension are increasing from 20 March 2023. Age Pension, Carer Payment and Disability Support Pension will increase by $37.50 a fortnight for singles and $56.40 a fortnight for couples combined.
Latest Age Pension rates (from 20 September 2022)
From 20 September 2022 the maximum full Age Pension increases $38.90 per fortnight for a single person, and $58.80 a fortnight for a couple.
This measure will increase the base rate of working age and student payments, including JobSeeker Payment*, Youth Allowance, Parenting Payment (Partnered), Austudy, ABSTUDY, Disability Support Pension (under 21 without a dependent child), Special Benefit and Farm Household Allowance by $40 per fortnight, in recognition ...
If you're a pensioner currently receiving support through Centrelink, you may be eligible for extra help with bills and medicine costs through the Pension Supplement. This supplement is a combined payment of Pharmaceutical Allowance, Utilities Allowance, GST Supplement and Telephone Allowance.
The Work Bonus income bank is useful for pensioners who wish to work, particularly those who undertake intermittent or occasional work. Note: from 1 December 2022 to 31 December 2023, a one-off, temporary credit of $4,000 applies to Work Bonus income bank balances.
Aussies who compare energy providers will receive a one-off $250 payment, as part of a new NSW election promise. NSW households will receive a $250 cost-of-living payment for comparing energy providers, if the Coalition is re-elected in March.
The Order is currently linked to the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) and is based on CPI as at the previous September. CPI at September 2022 was 10.1% which means that your pension will increase by 10.1% from 10 April 2023.
From 20 March 2023 the maximum rate of the single age pension will rise by $37.50 per fortnight (taking the single age pension from $1026.50 to $1064) and for couples, by $56.40 per fortnight (taking their payment from $1547.60 to $1604 combined).
A one-off $250 Cost of Living Payment will be paid to eligible recipients from the end of April 2022.
Those on JobSeeker will receive an increase in their payments of $40 a fortnight from 20 September this year, while those over 55 on JobSeeker will receive an increase of $92.10 a fortnight, which is currently reserved for those over 60.
The indexing rate (COLA) for current pension recipients for January 2023 is 6.5%, based on the average CPI from November 2021 to October 2022.
The Cost of Living Payment is a $250 one-off payment to help with the cost of living. The Cost of Living Payment is not taxable, and you don't need to report it as income. You'll get it if you were residing in Australia on 29 March 2022, and: you were able to claim, or were getting an eligible payment.
You can get up to $600 for each person you provide care for. You won't be eligible for Carer Supplement if you get Age Pension. But you will get Carer Supplement for each person you get Carer Allowance for.
The future of payments will involve a greater emphasis on digital and mobile payments, as well as the continued development of peer to peer technologies. Also, Contactless payments, using technologies like NFC, will become more prevalent.
You can get the Work Bonus if both of these apply to you. You: are Age Pension age and over. get Age Pension, Carer Payment or Disability Support Pension.
That means their payment will increase from $53.02 a day to $56.09 a day. The increases to Centrelink payments were enough to be called a "win" by some players, but advocates say they are so small they won't make much difference.
From 1 July 2023, Age Pension age will be 67 years, if you were born on or after 1 January 1957.
Low-income taxpayers will generally continue to be exempt. Families (seniors and pensioners) will be increased from $51,401 to $53,406.