How paid work impacts your pension
Information on the Work Bonus scheme, which allows eligible pensioners and veterans to earn income from working without reducing their pension.
The Work Bonus scheme applies to employment income from:
- working in and outside Australia
- director’s fees
- commissions and fringe benefits
- self-employment that involves active participation.
If eligible, it allows you to earn income from working without reducing your pension.
All pensioners over Age Pension age are eligible for the Work Bonus. This includes recipients of the:
- Age Pension
- Carer Payment
- Disability Support Pension.
Department of Veterans’ Affairs Service Pensioners and Income Support Supplement recipients over qualifying age are also eligible.
For more detail and information on how the Work Bonus scheme functions, eligibility requirements and reporting obligations, visit: