Income test taper rate, couple (each)

25cents for each dollar

Applies from 20 September 2009
Source: Services Australia
Last verified 11 October 2026

Value: 25 cents for each dollar
Unit: Cents for each dollar
Applies from: 20 September 2009
Reset cycle: Set by legislation. It changes only when the law changes.
Official source: Services Australia: Income test for Age Pension
Last verified: 11 October 2026, against the official source.

About this figure

Each partner's pension reduces by this amount for each dollar of combined income over the couple's free area. A different rate applies to transitional rate pensioners. The effective date comes from Schedule 6 of the Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Pension Reform and Other 2009 Budget Measures) Act 2009, which raised the rate in the pension income test formula.

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  "id": "income_test_taper_couple_each",
  "value": 25,
  "unit": "cents_per_dollar",
  "effective_from": "2009-09-20",
  "effective_from_basis": "value",
  "resets": "legislated",
  "source": {
    "publisher": "Services Australia",
    "title": "Income test for Age Pension"
  },
  "verification": {
    "status": "verified_primary",
    "checked_on": "2026-10-11"
  }
}

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