Social security indexation

Find the latest social security (income support and supplementary payments) rates and means testing parameters.

About social security indexation rates

Social security payment rates are indexed on a regular basis. This helps to maintain their value over time.  

Increases to rates are automatically linked to specific price changes such as: 

Latest rates

2025 quarterly indexation rates

Previous rates

2024 quarterly indexation rates

2023 quarterly indexation rates

2022 quarterly indexation rates

2021 quarterly indexation rates

Rates prior to 2021 are available on the National Library's Australian Government Web Archive(Opens in a new tab/window). 

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