Summary of pension rates, limits and allowances

Summary of pension rates, limits and allowances

Last updated:

19 March 2025

You can find the current rates for pensions and allowances.

The rates on this page are effective from 20 March 2025.

On this page

1. Service Pension and Social Security Age Pension
2. Veteran Payment
3. Income Support Supplement
4. Veterans Supplement
5. Disability Compensation Payment rates
6. Additional Disability Compensation Payment for Specific Disabilities
7. War Widow(er)’s Pension
8. Orphan’s Pension
9. Rent Assistance
10. Remote Area Allowance
11. Family Tax Benefit
12. Recreation Transport Allowance
13. Vehicle Assistance Scheme
14. Attendant Allowance
15. Clothing Allowance
16. Veterans’ Children Education Scheme (VCES)
17. Decoration Allowance
18. Victoria Cross Allowance
19. Income limit before Service Pension and Social Security Age Pension reduces
20. Work Bonus
21. Assets limit before Service Pension and Social Security Age Pension reduces
22. Service Pension and Social Security Age Pension income cut-off limit
23. Service Pension & Social Security Age Pension assets cut-off limit
24. Income and assets cut-off limit for the Veteran Gold Card for Service pensioners
25. Income limit before ISS reduces
26. Assets limit before ISS reduces
27. Income cut-off limit for ISS pensioners
28. Assets cut-off limit for ISS pensioners
29. Income limit before Veteran Payment reduces
30. Assets limit before Veteran Payment reduces
31. Veteran Payment income cut-off limit
32. Veteran Payment assets cut-off limit
33. Income limits for student children / earnings limits for employed children
34. Commonwealth Seniors Health Card income limit
35. Deeming
36. Funeral benefits

You will find the current rates and limits for:

• Service Pension
• Social Security Age Pension
• Veteran Payment
• Income Support Supplement (ISS)
• Disability Compensation Payment
• War Widow(er)’s Pension
• all associated allowances under the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 (VEA).

For information about payments under the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 (MRCA), refer to Compensation Payment Rates.

The rates quoted are fortnightly amounts unless otherwise indicated. These rates are current from 20 March 2025 to 30 June 2025. Where relevant, the rates quoted include the energy supplement.

If your pension is still assessed under the pre-20 September 2009 rules, please refer to the rates labelled as “Transition” rates and limits.

Service Pension and Social Security Age Pension