Program · Outcome 1: Confidence in the administration of aspects of Australia’s taxation and superannuation systems, including through helping people understand their rights and obligations, improving ease of compliance and access to benefits, and managing non-compliance with the law; and in delivering effective and efficient business registry services
Program 1.13: Superannuation Co-contribution Scheme
The Superannuation Co contribution Scheme is to help low and middle income earners save for their retirement. Eligible individuals who make personal superannuation contributions to a complying superannuation fund or retirement savings account receive a co contribution from the government up to certain limits. The Treasury has policy responsibility for the program, while the ATO administers the program and provides information and support to individuals and superannuation funds through marketing and education services.
Australian Taxation Office, 2026-27 Portfolio Budget Statements, PDF page 258 reported
$100m
2026-27 Budget estimate
−$1.4m (−1.4%) on 2025-26 estimated actual
Traced to named suppliers and grant recipients
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Published lines
Each row is one line of the program’s expense table in the 2026-27 Portfolio Budget Statements – Program Expense Line Items, as published.
| Line | Kind | 2025-26 estimated actual |
2026-27 Budget estimate |
Change | Treatment | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taxation Administration Act 1953 - section 16 (Non-refund items) | administered | $101m | $100m | −$1.4m −1.4% | reported | Table 2.1.1, row 1274 |