The £300 Cost of Living Payment will be made to nearly every pensioner household that receives a Winter Fuel Payment. It follows a similar payment made in November 2022.
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 Cost of Living Payment is a one-off payment of $250. You'll only get one Cost of Living Payment, even if you were getting more than one eligible payment or concession card. It's not taxable. You don't need to report it as income.
Eligible pensioners will get $4,000 credited to their Work Bonus balance from 1 December 2022. The maximum Work Bonus balance will increase from $7,800 to $11,800 until 30 June 2023. The Work Bonus concession of $300 per fortnight will remain unchanged.
A one-off payment of $250 will be made to individuals who are currently in receipt of Australian government social security payments, including pensions, to ease cost of living pressures. A single Paid Parental Leave scheme of up to 20 weeks paid leave will replace the existing system of 2 separate payments.
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.
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.
The cash boost comes as part of a twice-yearly indexation of welfare payments, driven higher by rising cost of living. From March 20, the maximum fortnightly pension rate will jump to $1064 for singles and $1604 for couples.
The Government has provided two separate $750 payments to social security, veteran and other income support recipients and eligible concession card holders. Around half of those that benefit are pensioners. These payments will support households to manage the economic impact of the Coronavirus.
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.
If you are temporarily absent from Australia for longer than 6 weeks or you live overseas, you may, depending on your income and assets, receive pension supplement at the basic rate. The basic rate of pension supplement is: $27.20 – single. $22.40 – partnered (each)
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.
The Carer Supplement is an annual payment of $600 which is attached to each Carer Allowance. The Supplement is paid in July each year.
From 1 December 2022 to 31 December 2023, your maximum Work Bonus balance limit increases from $7,800 to $11,800. This will reset to $7,800 on 1 January 2024. You'll also get a one-off increase of $4,000 to your Work Bonus balance during this period. Work Bonus is not money you can draw on to use for other things.
When you earn income from work, Centrelink will automatically apply the Work Bonus. This includes employment, paid leave while still employed, directors' fees and self-employment. The additional $4,000 will be automatically added to your Work Bonus balance on 1 December 2022.
The Pension Bonus is paid when a person first claims and receives the Age Pension. The claim for the Pension Bonus and the Age Pension must be lodged together.
We check your bank account information is up to date. We do this to check we paid you the right payment and amount in the past.
Can I Get the Pension if I Have Super? Having superannuation savings does not deny you from receiving Age Pension payments. Eligibility for the Age Pension is based on an Assets Test and an Income Test.
Firstly, if you are buying the house outright from your current funds, then this second house will be assessed as an asset by Centrelink. If you are single, you can hold up to $268,000 in assets and still claim the full Age Pension, so your eligibility will depend on the value of your other assets.
From 10 July 2023, if your family earns under $530,000, you'll get increased Child Care Subsidy (CCS). The CCS percentage you're entitled to depends on your family's income. The income limit to get the maximum CCS is increasing. Families earning up to $80,000 will get an increased maximum CCS amount, from 85% to 90%.
Single: $1,064.00 per fortnight (approximately $27,664 per year) Couple (each): $802.00 per fortnight (approximately $20,852 per year)
The relief will be given to Aussies receiving income support, such as those on JobSeeker, pensioners and Commonwealth Seniors Health Card holders, Family Tax Benefit A and B recipients and eligible small business owners. Amounts and details will vary between states and territories.
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.