primary · Services Australia
Single, typical total
$1,200.90 / fortnight
From 2026-07-01 to 2026-09-19
Guide p.13, 2026-07-01 to 2026-09-19.
I have reached Age Pension age · Services Australia
Age Pension
Means-tested pension for people who have reached Age Pension age. Maximum rate includes Pension Supplement and Energy Supplement.
$1,200.90 / fortnight
Hover the amount for four other currencies (live rate).
Who it is for
Australian residents who have reached Age Pension age (currently 67) and meet residence and means tests.
This is a state pension. Superannuation and retail income protection are private. Super may affect the means test; it is not this payment.
ISSA (1 January 2024) — ISSA branch
Social assistance (Age Pension) sits beside mandatory occupational superannuation. Coverage: Australian citizens and permanent residents, with some New Zealand citizens. Government pays the total cost of the Age Pension. Superannuation is funded by employer contributions (ISSA 2024: 11%, legislated path to 12%).
ISSA (1 January 2024) — Qualifying conditions (ISSA 2024)
Age 67. At least 10 years as an Australian resident, including at least 5 consecutive years. Asset and income tested. Payable abroad indefinitely, though supplements may reduce after time outside Australia. Indexation in March and September (greater of CPI or pensioner living-cost index), benchmarked to male total average weekly earnings.
ISSA (1 January 2024) — Work Bonus (ISSA 2024, matches 2026 booklet)
First A$300 of employment income each fortnight is ignored under the pension income test. Unused amounts accrue up to A$11,800. New recipients start with A$4,000. The 2026 payments guide records the same figures.
Conditions
- Age
- Age Pension age — 67 for people born on or after 1 January 1957.
- Residence
- Australian resident, with a waiting period for newly arrived residents unless exempt.
- Means test
- Income and assets tests. Home-owner and non-home-owner asset limits differ. Lower of the two tests applies.
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primary · Services Australia
Partnered, typical total
$905.20 / fortnight
From 2026-07-01 to 2026-09-19
Guide p.13, 2026-07-01 to 2026-09-19.
primary · Services Australia
Couple combined, typical total
$1,810.40 / fortnight
From 2026-07-01 to 2026-09-19
Guide p.13, 2026-07-01 to 2026-09-19.
primary · Services Australia
Single, basic rate
$1,100.30 / fortnight
From 2026-07-01 to 2026-09-19
Guide p.13, 2026-07-01 to 2026-09-19.
primary · Services Australia
Partnered, basic rate
$829.40 / fortnight
From 2026-07-01 to 2026-09-19
Guide p.13, 2026-07-01 to 2026-09-19.
primary · Services Australia
Couple combined, basic rate
$1,658.80 / fortnight
From 2026-07-01 to 2026-09-19
Guide p.13, 2026-07-01 to 2026-09-19.
stale · International Social Security Association
ISSA 1 Jan 2024 — single, including supplements
A$1,096.70 / fortnight
From 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
2026 booklet typical total is $1,200.90. Keep 2026.
stale · International Social Security Association
ISSA 1 Jan 2024 — partnered, each, including supplements
A$826.70 / fortnight
From 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
2026 booklet typical total is $905.20. Keep 2026.
Cross-checks
- agrees A guide to Australian Government payments July 2026 booklet matches March indexation totals.
- note ACOSS — JobSeeker vs pension Next indexation 20 September 2026. Preview figures on advice sites are not in force until that date.
- disagrees ISSA country profile — Australia ISSA Country profiles: Australia, policies as of 1 January 2024 (https://www.issa.int/node/195543?country=796). Amounts lag the 1 July 2026 payments guide (co029-2607). Compass keeps 2026.
How to apply
myGov / Services Australia. Income and assets for you and your partner.
Methodology
coreau_ss_methodology.centrelink_indexation
Maximum rates from Services Australia. Pensions and most allowances index on 20 March and 20 September. FTB indexes 1 July. Income and assets tests can pay less than the maximum. Current Compass figures are overlaid from the 1 July–19 September 2026 payments guide (co029-2607). Change this row in Core AU and the Compass follows.
- Read the live Services Australia page for that payment.
- Cross-check A guide to Australian Government payments for the current quarter (Core AU job payments_guide_quarterly).
- Do not treat a September-preview blog figure as in force before indexation day.