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1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026

2025–26 Low income superannuation tax offset report.

Last updated 17 September 2026

Report from the Commissioner of Taxation under subsection 12(G)(2) of the Superannuation (Government Co-contribution for Low Income Earners) Act 2003 and related regulations on the working of the Act during the period: 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026.

The number of beneficiaries of a LISTO entitlement with an Adjusted Taxable Income

1,925,524

The number of beneficiaries of a LISTO entitlement with an estimated Adjusted Taxable Income

279,324

The total number of beneficiaries of a LISTO entitlement

2,204,848

 

The amount of LISTO entitlements made with an Adjusted Taxable Income

$555,129,000

The amount of LISTO entitlements made with an estimated Adjusted Taxable Income

$43,693,000

The total amount of LISTO entitlements made

$598,822,000

 

The total amount of LISTO entitlements recovered

$11,711,000

Notes:

This report includes entitlements determined during the 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026 financial year.

  1. A determination of entitlement occurs once both an individual’s eligibility and the amount of their entitlement have been established.
  2. Each beneficiary is only counted once regardless of the number of entitlements received for the financial year.
  3. The total amount recovered includes amounts overpaid as a result of a subsequent amendment to an individual’s income tax assessment or a change to the superannuation contributions reported for that individual.
  4. Both the total amount of low income superannuation tax offset entitlements determined and the total amount recovered are rounded up to the next whole $1,000.
The number of beneficiaries with an adjusted taxable income, or estimated adjusted taxable Income, in each of the following ranges:

Adjusted taxable income range

LISTO beneficiaries relating to 2022–23 and Earlier

LISTO beneficiaries relating to 2023–24

LISTO beneficiaries relating to 2024–25

LISTO beneficiaries relating to 2025–26

Total LISTO beneficiaries determined in 2025–26

Under $0

16

32

451

0

499

$0 to $999

6,006

341,119

22,349

0

369,474

$1,000 to $1,999

252

2,283

14,030

0

16,565

$2,000 to $2,999

211

2,399

15,915

0

18,525

$3,000 to $3,999

207

2,477

17,575

1

20,260

$4,000 to $4,999

241

2,483

19,350

0

22,074

$5,000 to $5,999

245

2,684

20,965

0

23,894

$6,000 to $6,999

205

2,798

22,554

0

25,557

$7,000 to $7,999

244

2,637

24,103

0

26,984

$8,000 to $8,999

242

2,633

25,643

0

28,518

$9,000 to $9,999

240

2,740

27,592

0

30,572

$10,000 to $10,999

247

2,684

29,642

1

32,574

$11,000 to $11,999

267

2,619

31,110

0

33,996

$12,000 to $12,999

284

2,564

33,053

0

35,901

$13,000 to $13,999

201

2,625

34,704

0

37,530

$14,000 to $14,999

316

2,403

36,754

0

39,473

$15,000 to $15,999

294

2,432

38,467

0

41,193

$16,000 to $16,999

287

2,286

40,624

0

43,197

$17,000 to $17,999

308

2,375

43,285

0

45,968

$18,000 to $18,999

356

2,546

47,295

0

50,197

$19,000 to $19,999

369

2,505

48,146

0

51,020

$20,000 to $20,999

404

2,797

52,368

0

55,569

$21,000 to $21,999

484

3,225

56,384

0

60,093

$22,000 to $22,999

420

2,770

66,150

0

69,340

$23,000 to $23,999

439

2,619

60,588

0

63,646

$24,000 to $24,999

370

2,537

61,291

0

64,198

$25,000 to $25,999

388

2,612

63,010

0

66,010

$26,000 to $26,999

378

2,520

64,276

0

67,174

$27,000 to $27,999

370

2,615

67,145

0

70,130

$28,000 to $28,999

431

2,734

68,405

0

71,570

$29,000 to $29,999

430

2,788

70,822

0

74,040

$30,000 to $30,999

425

2,811

72,621

0

75,857

$31,000 to $31,999

475

2,687

73,116

0

76,278

$32,000 to $32,999

551

2,720

74,168

0

77,439

$33,000 to $33,999

634

2,859

74,692

0

78,185

$34,000 to $34,999

720

2,853

75,240

0

78,813

$35,000 to $35,999

786

3,049

77,245

0

81,080

$36,000 to $37,000

1,134

3,316

77,005

0

81,455

Total

19,877

436,836

1,748,133

2

2,204,848

Notes:

  1. The high volume of beneficiaries with an adjusted taxable income of between $0–$999 relates to the ATO's processing of non-lodger low income superannuation tax offset entitlements for prior years.

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