Aged Care Connect
Guide to Aged Care Placement
Age Pension Current Rates
The Age Pension provides income support for eligible Australians and is indexed twice each year, on 20 March and 20 September, to apply changes in pensioners’ costs of living and community wage increases.
Eligibility is assessed on the basis of your age, residency status and an assessment of your income and assets.
| Pension Income | Single | Couple | Couple (Each) |
| Base Rate | $1020.60 | $1,538.60 | $769.30 |
| Pension Supplement | $81.60 | $123.00 | $61.50 |
| Energy Supplement | $14.10 | $21.20 | $10.60 |
| Total Fortnight | $1,116.30 | $1,682.80 | $841.40 |
| Total Annual | $29,023 | $42,988 | $21,876 |