by Nasser Zreika | Sep 10, 2026 | Centrelink & Age Pension
Quick answer: Centrelink reviews Age Pension rates twice a year — 20 March and 20 September. After the September 2026 increase, the next scheduled Age Pension increase lands on 20 March 2027. Centrelink reviews deeming rates and asset thresholds on a separate...
by Nasser Zreika | Sep 10, 2026 | Centrelink & Age Pension
If you receive the full Age Pension, the September 2026 increase reaches you in full — deeming doesn’t affect you because you already sit at the maximum rate. If you receive a part pension under the income test and hold financial assets like super, an...
by Nasser Zreika | Sep 9, 2026 | Centrelink & Age Pension
Whenever your Centrelink payment changes, check seven things: the new rate for your exact payment type, your assets test position, deeming rates on savings and investments, any unreported change in circumstances, your Commonwealth Seniors Health Card eligibility, how...
by Nasser Zreika | Sep 2, 2026 | Centrelink & Age Pension
From 20 September 2026, social security deeming rates rise to 1.75% (up from 1.25%) on financial assets up to $66,800 for singles and $110,600 for couples. Above those thresholds, the rate rises to 3.75% (up from 3.25%). It’s the third increase since the...
by Nasser Zreika | Aug 25, 2026 | Centrelink & Age Pension, Superannuation
Super and the Age Pension aren’t separate systems — they interact, with your super (especially income from an account-based pension) assessed under Centrelink’s income and assets tests using deeming rates rather than your actual returns, and the lower of...
by Nasser Zreika | Aug 25, 2026 | Centrelink & Age Pension
The Commonwealth Seniors Health Card (CSHC) has no assets test — eligibility depends entirely on your adjusted taxable income staying under $101,105 a year for singles or $161,768 combined for couples (plus $639.60 per dependent child), which includes deemed income...
