Super support for parents on leave

To help families continue to build their retirement savings, the Australian Government has introduced Paid Parental Leave Superannuation Contribution (PPLSC) for eligible parents. The Australian Taxation Office will start making PPLSC payments from 1 July 2026.

Here are some common questions and answers about this initiative – and what you need to do if you’re eligible.

Who is eligible for the Paid Parental Leave Superannuation Contribution (PPLSC)?

If you care for a child who was born or adopted after 1 July 2025 and you receive Parental Leave Pay from the Australian Government in 2025/26 and onwards, you’ll receive an extra contribution to your super fund.

If you work in the WA public sector, your employer will pay super on both paid and unpaid parental leave. Outside of the WA public sector, different employers have different arrangements, so make sure you speak with your employer or HR department to understand your entitlements.

How much is the PPLSC?

This contribution is based on the Superannuation Guarantee. This is your employer’s compulsory contribution to your super, which is 12% of your parental leave pay.

What is the process involved?

If you’re eligible for the PPLSC, here’s how it works:

• Services Australia will let the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) know how much Parental Leave Pay you've been paid
• The ATO will pay this contribution as a lump sum, including interest, after the end of the financial year in which you received your parental leave pay
• The ATO will let you know when they’ve paid the contribution to us
• Once we receive the contribution, you will be able to see it in your account transaction history in Member Online, and in the Contributions history section of your annual member statement for the financial year you received the contribution

If you share Parental Leave Pay with another person, your super contribution will be paid to each person’s super fund, based on their portion of the Parental Leave Pay.

Important information: your PPLSC is not considered income for the purposes of social security, family assistance or child support. If Services Australia adjusts your Parental Leave Pay, the ATO may need to amend your entitlement to a PPLSC.

How is the contribution taxed?

If you are a GESB Super member, the PPLSC will be taxed at 15% upon receipt, and will count towards your concessional contributions cap. This cap limits the amount of concessional (before-tax) contributions you or your employer can make to your super each financial year.

If you’re a West State Super member, the PPLSC contribution will count towards your untaxed plan cap of $1.865 million¹ per super fund, which applies to the untaxed element of your benefit. This is the amount that can be paid as a lump sum or transferred to a taxed fund and still be subject to tax concessions.

While the contribution won’t count towards your concessional contributions cap for West State Super, it will count towards your cap when making these contributions to a taxed scheme. For example, if you made $30,000 in concessional contributions to West State Super (including your employer contributions), you wouldn’t be able to make any further concessional contributions to a taxed scheme in that financial year.

You can keep track of your concessional contributions and see your total contributions across all funds in the ATO’s myGov service. Find out more about how much you can contribute.

Check your details

If you're eligible to receive Parental Leave Pay, it’s important to check that we have your current personal details. To check and change your details, log in to Member Online and go to the Personal details page. You can also call your Member Services Centre on 13 43 72 or use Live Chat.

You need to make sure your name and address in our records match the details held by both the ATO and Services Australia. If you have changed your name, you’ll need to update your name with us, the ATO and Services Australia and provide supporting identity documents. You can let us know you’ve changed your name by completing a Change of details form or calling us 13 43 72.

Find out more

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave Superannuation Contribution or find out if you’re eligible for Parental Leave Pay.

To explore how to keep your super on track before, during and after taking a career break to raise a family, read our Parenthood and your super article.