Work Bonus: amount added to the Work Bonus balance each fortnight

$300a fortnight

Applies from 1 July 2019
Source: Services Australia
Last verified 11 October 2026

Value: $300 a fortnight
Unit: Australian dollars per fortnight
Applies from: 1 July 2019
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

Eligible work income below this amount in a fortnight is reduced to zero for the income test, and the unused part adds to the Work Bonus balance. The effective date comes from Schedule 2 of the Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Supporting Retirement Incomes) Act 2019.

Change history

Values for this figure, newest first.
Applied from	Value and source
1 July 2019	$300 a fortnightcurrentSource: Services Australia: How the Work Bonus works
Start date not recorded	$250 a fortnightSource: 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_fortnightly",
  "value": 300,
  "unit": "AUD_per_fortnight",
  "effective_from": "2019-07-01",
  "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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