Editorial policy
How we source, check and correct Age Pension information
Every figure on this site comes from Services Australia or the Social Security Act 1991 (Cth), carries a source link and a "correct as at" date, and is re-checked at each indexation on 20 March and 20 September. Corrections are made promptly and logged on the page.
Key facts at a glance
- Primary sources first: Services Australia, then legislation.
- Secondary sources are used for context only, never for current dollar figures.
- Every numeric claim shows its source and the date it is correct as at.
- One canonical figure per fact, shared by every guide and calculator.
- Full review at each indexation; current figures as at 20 September 2026.
- Corrections logged on the page and acknowledged by email.
All figures correct as at 20 September 2026, sourced from Services Australia. Next indexation: 20 March 2027.
Source hierarchy
- Services Australia — the operational authority for rates, thresholds and claim processes.
- Legislation — the Social Security Act 1991 (Cth) and related instruments, which govern where guidance is ambiguous.
- Department of Social Services material and the Guide to Social Security Law, for policy intent and history.
- Other secondary sources — used only to fill gaps in context, never as the origin of a current figure.
Accuracy standards
- Numbers are stated with their unit, the date they apply from, and their source.
- A single shared reference holds every threshold and rate, so the same fact cannot be stated two different ways on two pages.
- Calculators use exactly the figures published in the guides.
- Where a figure can change outside the indexation cycle — deeming rates, for instance — the page says so and asks readers to confirm with Services Australia.
Review schedule
Age Pension rates and thresholds are indexed on 20 March and 20 September each year. Every guide and calculator is reviewed at each of those dates, and immediately if a rule or rate changes in between. Each page shows its last reviewed date, the date its figures are correct as at, the next indexation date, and a short change log. Current figures are correct as at 20 September 2026, with the next review due at the 20 March 2027 indexation.
Authorship and independence
All content is researched and fact-checked by Saqlain Anjum, who writes and maintains the guides and calculators on Public Services Desk and is not a licensed financial adviser. Public Services Desk is independent of Services Australia, Centrelink and the Australian Government, and has no commercial relationship with any of them.
Advertising
Where advertising appears, it is clearly labelled, never placed inside a calculator or above a direct answer, and never influences what we publish or how a figure is presented. No advertiser reviews content before publication.
Corrections and complaints
Email contact@publicservicesdesk.com with the page address and the correct source. Factual corrections are made as soon as they are verified, and the page change log records what changed and when. See also our About page and disclaimer.