--- title: Federal Budget 2022-23 for Individuals & Superannuation description: This is a safe, ballot box friendly Budget as expected with a focus on jobs, cost of living, home ownership, and health. 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Key initiatives include:  - A 6 month, 50% reduction in fuel excise with effect from midnight Budget night - A $420 cost of living tax offset for low and middle income earners from 1 July 2022 - A one-off $250 economic support payment to some social security payment recipients  We've summarised the budget in a few different articles: - [Your business & employers ](https://trekkadvisory.com.au/information-centre/federal-budget-2022-23-for-business-employers) - For individuals and superannuation (**you are here!**) - [Other updates](https://trekkadvisory.com.au/information-centre/federal-budget-2022-23-for-education-economy-and-other) (including education, skills & training, government & regulations, and other key updates) ## For you and your family ### Temporary reduction in fuel excise  From: 12.01am 30 March 2022   There are a few jokes going around social media about the price of fuel.   As widely predicted, the Government will temporarily reduce the excise and excise-equivalent customs duty rate that applies to petrol and diesel by 50% for 6 months from Budget night. That is, the current 44.2 cents per litre excise rate will reduce to 22.1 cents per litre from Budget night. However, the measure is subject to the passage of the enabling legislation so don’t expect to see a change right away.   The reduction extends to all other fuel and petroleum-based products except aviation fuels. At the conclusion of the 6 months on 28 September 2022, the excise and excise-equivalent customs duty rates revert to previous rates including any indexation that would have applied during the 6-month period.  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will monitor the price behaviour of retailers to ensure that the lower excise rate is passed on to consumers. The measure comes at a cost of $5.6bn.  ![](https://trekk-website.imgix.net/Blog/covidfuelpricesmeme.jpg?auto=format,compress&fit=crop&fp-x=0.50&fp-y=0.50&w=400&max-h=1000&q=25&blur=5&sat=-100) ### Low and middle-income cost of living tax offset increase  From: 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022   The low and middle-income tax offset (LMITO) currently provides a reduction in tax of up to $1,080 for individuals with a taxable income of up to $126,000.   The tax offset is triggered when a taxpayer lodges their 2021-22 tax return. For 2021-22, the LMITO will be increased by $420 which means that the proposed new rates for individuals are as follows:  - Taxable income $37,000 or less = $675  - Between $37,001 and $48,000 = $675 plus 7.5 cents for every dollar above $37,000, up to a maximum of $1,500  - Between $48,001 and $90,000 = $1,500  - Between $90,001 and $126,000 = $1,500 minus 3 cents for every dollar of the amount above $90,000   ### $250 cost of living payment  From: April 2022   A one-off $250 ‘cost of living payment’ will be provided to Australian resident recipients of the following payments and concession card holders:  - Age Pension - Disability Support Pension - Parenting Payment - Carer Payment - Carer Allowance (if not in receipt of a primary income support payment) - Jobseeker Payment - Youth Allowance - Austudy and Abstudy Living Allowance - Double Orphan Pension - Special Benefit - Farm Household Allowance - Pensioner Concession Card (PCC) holders - Commonwealth Seniors Health Card holders - Eligible Veterans’ Affairs payment recipients and Veteran Gold card holders.   The payments are exempt from taxation and will not count as income support for the purposes of any income support payment. An individual can only receive one payment.  ### Medicare levy low-income threshold increased  From: 1 July 2021   The Medicare levy low-income thresholds for seniors and pensioners, families, and singles will increase from 1 July 2021. - Singles: (2020-2021) $23,226, (2021-22) $23,365 - Family Threshold: (2020-2021) $39,167, (2021-22) $39,402 - Single seniors and pensioners: (2020-2021) $36,705, (2021-22) $36,925 - Family threshold for seniors and pensioners: (2020-2021) $51,094, (2021-22) $51,401 For each dependent child or student, the family income thresholds increase by a further $3,619 instead of the previous amount of $3,597.   ### Home Guarantee Scheme extended  The Home Guarantee Scheme guarantees part of an eligible buyer’s home loan, enabling people to buy a home with a smaller deposit and without the need for a lender's mortgage insurance. The Government has extended two existing guarantees and introduced a new regional scheme.   Just prior to the Budget, the Government announced: - **First Home Guarantee** – from 1 July 2022, an increase from 10,000 to 35,000 guarantees to support eligible first homebuyers purchasing a new or existing home. - **Single parent Family Home Guarantee** - 5,000 guarantees each year from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2025. The family home guarantee supports eligible single parents with children to buy their first home or to re-enter the housing market with a deposit of as little as 2%. - **Introduction of a Regional Home Guarantee.** This guarantee will support eligible citizens and permanent residents who have not owed a home for 5 years (including non-first home buyers) to purchase or construct a new home in regional areas with a minimum 5% deposit areas (subject to the passage of enabling legislation).    Resources: - Media release: [2022-23 Budget Backs Aspiring Homeowners](https://joshfrydenberg.com.au/latest-news/2022-23-budget-backs-aspiring-homeowners/) - [National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation](https://www.nhfic.gov.au/what-we-do/support-to-buy-a-home/) ### Digitalising trust income reporting  From: 1 July 2024   Trust and beneficiary income reporting and processing will be digitalised with all trusts being provided with the option of lodging income tax returns electronically. While this measure will reduce compliance costs, it will also increase transparency and provide the ATO with a greater insight into where anomalies are occurring.   ## Your superannuation ### Reduction in minimum superannuation drawdown rates extended again  The temporary 50% reduction in superannuation minimum drawdown requirements for account-based pensions and similar products has been extended to 30 June 2023.   ![](https://trekk-website.imgix.net/Blog/minimum-superannuation-drawdown-rates-2019-2023.png?auto=format,compress&fit=crop&fp-x=0.50&fp-y=0.50&w=400&max-h=1000&q=25&blur=5&sat=-100) ### Remember to check out the other Federal Budget Articles! Keep reading: - [Business and employers](https://trekkadvisory.com.au/information-centre/federal-budget-2022-23-for-business-employers) - [Other updates (](https://trekkadvisory.com.au/information-centre/federal-budget-2022-23-for-education-economy-and-other)including education, skills & training, government & regulations, and other key updates) If we can assist you to take advantage of any of the Budget measures, or risk protecting your position,[ please let us know.](https://trekkadvisory.com.au/contact) As always, we’re here if you need us!  #### About Author [Troy Furness](https://trekkadvisory.com.au/information-centre/author/troy-furness) Troy is one of the Directors of Trekk and our self-appointed 'Chief Ideas Person'. He's a CPA with more than 30 years in public practice, private enterprise, across large firms, family businesses and his own practice. He has also sat on the other side of the desk. Troy was general manager of his family's business. He led the contract to feed Australian Defence troops in East Timor during the peacekeeping mission. He has been and still is an executive director of a number of businesses and is now a Non-Executive Director of a large charity. Today Troy works with business owners and Boards of businesses turning over $5M to $100M. His work covers virtual CFO services, forecasting and scenario planning, tax and structuring advice, board advisory and business valuations, including valuations for family law matters. He tells clients what they need to hear, not just what they want to hear, and he looks for the fairest outcome for everyone at the table. The best piece of advice he's been given is "Work hard and the rewards will come, if you give up, then so will the rewards." 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