Assets test taper rate

$3a fortnight per $1,000

Applies from 1 January 2017
Source: Services Australia
Last verified 11 October 2026

Value: $3 a fortnight per $1,000
Unit: Australian dollars per fortnight, per $1,000
Applies from: 1 January 2017
Reset cycle: Set by legislation. It changes only when the law changes.
Official source: Services Australia: Assets test for Disability Support Pension
Last verified: 11 October 2026, against the official source.

About this figure

For each $1,000 of assets above the full pension limit, pension reduces by $3 a fortnight for a single person, or $1.50 a fortnight for each member of a couple. Services Australia states the taper on its Disability Support Pension assets test page; its Age Pension assets test page does not state it. One rate calculator sets both pensions (Social Security Act 1991, s 1064, Module G). The effective date comes from Schedule 3 of the Social Services Legislation Amendment (Fair and Sustainable Pensions) Act 2015.

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This figure as JSON

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    "title": "Assets test for Disability Support Pension"
  },
  "verification": {
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    "checked_on": "2026-10-11"
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