Commonwealth Rent Assistance calculator
Estimate your Commonwealth Rent Assistance for 2026. This is an estimate only — Services Australia works out your actual payment. Every threshold below is taken from the published rates, and the formula is shown with your result.
Rent threshold for this situation: $154.80.
Estimated Rent Assistance
$0.00per fortnight
- ≈ per year (×26 fortnights) $0.00
How this is worked out
RA = min( 75c × (rent − $154.80), $219.40 )= min( $0.00, $219.40 ) = $0.00maximum reached at rent = $154.80 + $219.40 / 75c = $447.33
Estimates and general information only — not financial advice. Check Services Australia for your circumstances.
More on Commonwealth Rent Assistance
- Commonwealth Rent Assistance overviewCurrent rate and everything else
- Full rate tableEvery variant, base to total
Rates current as of 17 July 2026. Source: DSS / Services Australia. Last checked 17 July 2026.