{"id":630108,"date":"2026-09-20T02:42:29","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T02:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/630108\/"},"modified":"2026-09-20T02:42:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T02:42:29","slug":"how-much-in-assets-can-you-own-and-still-get-the-age-pension-under-new-rules-starting-tomorrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/630108\/","title":{"rendered":"How much in assets can you own and still get the age pension under new rules starting tomorrow?"},"content":{"rendered":"

How much you can own in assets while remaining eligible for the\u00a0age pension<\/a> will increase tomorrow, 20 September. <\/p>\n

The changes reflect\u00a0indexation adjustments<\/a>, which are made twice per year, to account for inflation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Let’s find out what’s changing tomorrow. <\/p>\n

\"Senior<\/p>\n

Image source: Getty Images<\/p>\n

How much can you own and still get the age pension?<\/p>\n

If you were born on or after 1 January 1957, you can apply for the pension from age 67<\/a>. <\/p>\n

You do not have to be in retirement<\/a>\u00a0to qualify for the pension. It’s an entitlement based on age, but it’s subject to a few rules. <\/p>\n

Among the most important are the assets<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0income<\/a> tests. <\/p>\n

The pension is means-tested because it is social security designed to support senior Australians who need it most. <\/p>\n

Tomorrow, the rules for both tests change. In this article, we’re focusing on the assets test changes.<\/p>\n

Assessable assets under the test include superannuation<\/a>, ASX shares,\u00a0bonds<\/a>,\u00a0investment properties<\/a>, cash, and home contents.<\/p>\n

Your primary place of residence is excluded from the\u00a0assets test.<\/p>\n

If you rent, the rules allow you to own more in assets while still qualifying for the pension.<\/p>\n

Under this next round of indexation changes, the upper thresholds for the assets test are increasing.<\/p>\n

Here are the details.<\/p>\n

Do you own your home?<\/p>\n

Single homeowners whose assets are worth less than $333,000 qualify for the full age pension.<\/p>\n

Single homeowners whose assets are worth between $333,001 and $745,750 (up from $733,500) will be eligible for a part-payment.<\/p>\n

Couple homeowners whose assets are worth less than $499,000 are eligible for the full age pension.<\/p>\n

Couple homeowners who have between $499,001 and $1,121,000 (up from $1,102,500) in assets will be eligible for a part-payment.<\/p>\n

Do you rent your home?<\/p>\n

Single renters whose assets are worth less than $600,000 qualify for the full age pension.<\/p>\n

Single renters who have between $600,001 and $1,012,750 (up from $1,000,500) in assets will be eligible for a part-payment.<\/p>\n

Couple renters whose assets are worth less than $766,000\u00a0qualify for the full age pension.<\/p>\n

Couple renters who have between $766,001 and $1,388,000 (up from $1,369,500) in assets will be eligible for a part-payment.<\/p>\n

Age pension to increase by $37 per fortnight<\/p>\n

Pension payments are also increasing from tomorrow. <\/p>\n

Singles will get an extra $36.80 per fortnight, raising the total age pension payment to $1,237.70 per fortnight.<\/p>\n

Couples will get an extra $27.80 per partner, per fortnight, increasing the total payment to $933 per partner, per fortnight.<\/p>\n

If you’re curious about how much income you can earn while still getting the age pension under the new rules, read our article here<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"How much you can own in assets while remaining eligible for the\u00a0age pension will increase tomorrow, 20 September.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":630109,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[72,176,61,60,174,175],"class_list":["post-630108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-personal-finance","tag-business","tag-finance","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-personal-finance","tag-personalfinance"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/630108","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=630108"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/630108\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/630109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=630108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=630108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=630108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}