At the present moment, there is no statuary announcement regarding the discharge of another one-off 300 dollars worth of Centrelink support to Australian seniors in August 2025. However, the government has put in place several 2025 measures related to cost-of-living, targeting seniors and other needy groups.
Recent cost-of-living support for seniors
The qualified beneficiaries of Centrelink services, including Age Pensioners, received a one-time payment of Cost of Living Cash Boost amounting to $1,114 in March 2025. Such payment had been automatically deposited to all benefit receipts’ accounts with Age Pension, Disability Support Pension, JobSeeker Payment, Carer Payment, and others included.
A double $256 cost of living boost, equal to $512, was announced by the government in March 2025 for pensioners, job seekers, and low-income Australians. This also disbursed automatically to qualified Centrelink recipients.
Indexation of Centrelink Payments
In order to account for inflation, Centrelink payments are indexed twice yearly, in March and in September. As of March 2025, the Age Pension increased by $4.60 fortnightly for singles and $7.00 for couples. Thus, the maximum payments fortnightly are $1,149.00 for an individual and $866.10 for each member of a couple.
Advocacy for Additional Support
National Seniors Australia has been a key advocate for the need for additional financial support for older Australians in the form of a cost-of-living rebate of as much as $500 and a 12-month extension on a freeze of deeming rates. While those two proposals are yet to be adopted, they underline the still-ongoing debate around how to offer more assistance to seniors.