Assets test: part pension cut-off, single non-homeowner

Value

$1,012,750

Unit

Australian dollars

Applies from

20 September 2026

Reset cycle

The official figure is reviewed on 20 March, 1 July and 20 September each year.

Official source

Services Australia: Assets test for Age Pension

Last verified

11 October 2026, against the official source.

About this figure

Services Australia says these cut-off points are reviewed in March, July and September each year. The cut-off point is higher where Rent Assistance is paid with the pension.

Related figures

How it is worked out

The full pension threshold plus the assets above it at which the taper reduces the maximum rate to nil, rounded up to a multiple of $250. The calculation is set out in Department of Social Services: Social Security Guide, 4.2.3 Pensions & benefits assets tests.

• Assets test: full pension threshold, single non-homeowner $600,000
• Age Pension maximum rate, single (incl. supplements) $1,237.70 a fortnight
• Assets test taper rate $3 a fortnight per $1,000

Other versions on this site

• Assets test: part pension cut-off, single homeowner $745,750
• Assets test: part pension cut-off, couple homeowner (combined) $1,121,000
• Assets test: part pension cut-off, couple non-homeowner (combined) $1,388,000

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