Income test: free area, single

Name: Income test: free area, single
Creator: retirementwealth.com.au

$226a fortnight

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

Value: $226 a fortnight
Unit: Australian dollars per fortnight
Applies from: 1 July 2026
Reset cycle: The official figure is reviewed on 1 July each year.
Official source: Services Australia: Income test for Age Pension
Last verified: 11 October 2026, against the official source.

About this figure

Income up to this amount each fortnight does not reduce the pension. Indexed on 1 July each year (Social Security Act 1991, s 1191). The effective date comes from the Department of Social Services rates list for 1 July 2026 indexation.

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Values for this figure, newest first.
Applied from	Value and source
1 July 2026	$226 a fortnightcurrentSource: Services Australia: Income test for Age Pension
Start date not recorded	$218 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_free_area_single",
  "value": 226,
  "unit": "AUD_per_fortnight",
  "effective_from": "2026-07-01",
  "effective_from_basis": "value",
  "resets": "1_july",
  "source": {
    "publisher": "Services Australia",
    "title": "Income test for Age Pension"
  },
  "verification": {
    "status": "verified_primary",
    "checked_on": "2026-10-11"
  }
}

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