How to get your Australia pension statement

Superannuation statement / ATO super account list

Known in English as the Superannuation account statement. Look for this name on the site — it may not be translated.

• Your Tax File Number (TFN) — the key to finding every super account ever opened for you.
• A myGov account linked to the ATO. myGov can be accessed from overseas, though the sign-in codes assume a working phone number.
• Your Australian employers and dates: each one may have opened a different super fund account.

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   Separate the two things called a pension

   The Age Pension is a means-tested government payment based on residence, administered by Services Australia — there is no account and no balance. Superannuation is your own money in a fund. If you worked in Australia and left, super is almost certainly what you are looking for.
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   Sign in to ATO online services through myGov

   The ATO holds a list of every super account reported against your TFN, including ones you have forgotten and any the ATO holds as lost or unclaimed money.

   Open this page ↗
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   List every super account and check for lost super

   Small accounts from short jobs are automatically transferred to the ATO after a period of inactivity. This is where money most often turns out to be sitting for people who worked in Australia briefly.
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   Get a statement from each fund

   Each fund issues its own annual statement showing the balance, the insurance premiums deducted, and the investment option. Insurance premiums quietly erode small inactive accounts.
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   If you have left permanently, check DASP

   Temporary residents who have left Australia permanently can claim a Departing Australia Superannuation Payment. It is taxed, often heavily, and it is only for former temporary-visa holders — permanent residents and citizens cannot use it.

You cannot sign in to myGov from overseas

myGov sign-in codes go to a phone number or the myGov Code Generator app — set the app up before you need it. The ATO also has an overseas enquiry line and accepts written requests.

You have several super accounts and did not know

That is normal: a new account was often opened by each employer before stapling rules changed. Consolidating stops duplicate fees, but check insurance cover before closing an account.

You are asking about the Age Pension from abroad

Age Pension depends on Australian residence, and a social security agreement with your country may let periods count. Centrelink International Services is the right contact — not the ATO.

Whether a myGov account can currently be created from outside Australia without an Australian phone number.

Upload the statement to your vault and we'll read the figures out of it — balances, benefits, vesting and retirement ages — and tell you what changed since your last one.