Income test: cut-off point, single

$2,701.40a fortnight

Applies from 20 September 2026
Source: Services Australia
Last verified 11 October 2026

Value: $2,701.40 a fortnight
Unit: Australian dollars per fortnight
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: Income test for Age Pension
Last verified: 11 October 2026, against the official source.

About this figure

No pension is paid for a fortnight in which income is over this amount. The cut-off point can be higher with Rent Assistance or the Work Bonus, and lower for people who do not live in Australia. The effective date comes from the Department of Social Services rates list for 20 September 2026 indexation.

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How it is worked out

The free area plus the income above it at which the taper reduces the maximum rate to nil. This follows from the rules for the figures it uses.

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Change history

Values for this figure, newest first.
Applied from	Value and source
20 September 2026	$2,701.40 a fortnightcurrentSource: Services Australia: Income test for Age Pension
1 July 2026	$2,627.80 a fortnightSource: Department of Social Services: Social Security Payment Parameters: 1 July 2026 indexation
Start date not recorded	$2,619.80 a fortnightSource: Department of Social Services: Social Security Payment Parameters: 1 July 2026 indexationListed as the previous amount. The source does not state when it started.

This figure as JSON

{
  "id": "income_test_cutoff_single",
  "value": 2701.4,
  "unit": "AUD_per_fortnight",
  "effective_from": "2026-09-20",
  "effective_from_basis": "value",
  "resets": "20_march_1_july_20_september",
  "source": {
    "publisher": "Services Australia",
    "title": "Income test for Age Pension"
  },
  "verification": {
    "status": "verified_primary",
    "checked_on": "2026-10-11"
  }
}

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