Centrelink payments to get a boost: Here's how much you will be getting
Aussies on age and disability support pensions to get boost   

Daily Mail
March 4 2024

About five million Australians on Centrelink payments will receive a cash boost when indexation kicks in later this month.    

People on the age pension, disability support pension and carer payment will receive an extra $19.60 a fortnight for singles and $29.40 for couples every two weeks, starting March 20.   

The maximum rate of pension will rise to $1,116.30 for singles and $1,682.80 for couples a fortnight.

About five million Australians on social security payments will receive a cash boost when indexation kicks in later this month (stock image)

About five million Australians on social security payments will receive a cash boost when indexation kicks in later this month

At the end of the month, single JobSeeker recipients with no kids, and people aged over 22 on ABSTUDY will pocket an extra $13.50 per fortnight, taking it to $771.50, including the energy supplement.


The single parenting payment will also go up by $17.50 a fortnight, bringing total fortnightly payments to just over $1,000.

An extra 77,000 parents are now on a higher rate of payment after eligibility was expanded last year to cover those with a youngest child under 14, instead of eight years.

Each member of a couple will get an an additional $12.30 per fortnight.

Commonwealth Rent Assistance, claimed by almost 1.4 million people, will rise by $3.40 to $188.20 per fortnight for single income support recipients.

Changes to welfare payments
Age pension, disability support pension and carer payment: Increase by $19.60 a fortnight for singles and $29.40 for couples every two weeks.

Singles will get $1,116.30 and couples will get $1,682.80 per fortnight.

JobSeeker recipients and those on ABSTUDY over the age of 22: Increase by $13.50 per fortnight. Total payments of $771.50 per fortnight

Single parents: Boost of $17.50 a fortnight. Total fortnightly payments are increased to just over $1,000.

Commonwealth Rent Assistance: Fortnightly boost of $3.40. Recipients will receive $188.20 per fortnight


Social Security Minister Amanda Rishworth said the regular indexation is in addition to the government's boost to working age and student payments announced in last year's budget.

'This increase, which took effect on 20 September 2023, also included the largest increase to maximum rates of Commonwealth Rent Assistance in 30 years,' she said.   

Ms Rishworth said the government's 'number one' priority was addressing inflation and cost-of-living pressures

'These challenges highlight the importance of regular indexation to ensure that payment recipients have more money in their pockets for everyday expenses,' she said.

The income and assets limits for the payments being increased on March 20 will also increase as a result of payment rates indexation.

The changes will cost the budget an extra $2.2billion per year.

i would have thought it was better to use that money where it is needed.

mainly as a boost to young people in employment , saving for a house deposit

those on welfare are already well looked after.

John Smith wrote on Mar 4^th, 2024 at 5:21pm:

Yes. I reckon I just stole $700+ off you.
And I didn't even have to bake a cake either.
Aren't you a silly meatball.  Keep working 'slave'. 

Eat your heart out Monk!
I out-did you by $700+ 

AusGeoff wrote on Mar 5^th, 2024 at 3:33am:


good point, they should do both,

maccas actually market to the oldies which is kind of sad

pensioners i know arent struggling

your needs to spend fall off a cliff as you age

young people should be paying off a mortgage

my fear is , if you dont give them one, they will squander their money on tatts, mag wheels, pleasuring themselves and never learn to love the grind

they will remain "perpetual infants"


thats probably what the elites want anyway
keep them beaten down and non aspirational