Work Bonus: maximum balance

Name: Work Bonus: maximum balance
Creator: retirementwealth.com.au

$11,800

Applies from 1 December 2022
Source: Services Australia
Last verified 11 October 2026

Value: $11,800
Unit: Australian dollars
Applies from: 1 December 2022
Reset cycle: Set by legislation. It changes only when the law changes.
Official source: Services Australia: How the Work Bonus works
Last verified: 11 October 2026, against the official source.

About this figure

First applied as a temporary limit from 1 December 2022 (Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Workforce Incentive) Act 2022) and made permanent from 1 January 2024 (Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Supporting the Transition to Work) Act 2023).

Change history

Values for this figure, newest first.
Applied from	Value and source
1 December 2022	$11,800currentSource: Services Australia: How the Work Bonus works
1 July 2019	$7,800Source: legislation.gov.au: Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Supporting Retirement Incomes) Act 2019
Start date not recorded	$6,500Source: legislation.gov.au: Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Supporting Retirement Incomes) Act 2019The amount this Act replaced. The Act does not state when it started.

This figure as JSON

{
  "id": "work_bonus_balance_max",
  "value": 11800,
  "unit": "AUD",
  "effective_from": "2022-12-01",
  "effective_from_basis": "value",
  "resets": "legislated",
  "source": {
    "publisher": "Services Australia",
    "title": "How the Work Bonus works"
  },
  "verification": {
    "status": "verified_primary",
    "checked_on": "2026-10-11"
  }
}

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