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Aug 28
SMSF downsizing contributions

Boosting Your Retirement with Downsizer Contributions: What You Need to Know

  • August 28, 2025
  • Accounting, Financial, superannuation

If you’re aged 55 or over and considering selling your family home, you may have a unique opportunity to boost your superannuation through what’s known as a downsizer contribution. 

This measure aims to provide greater flexibility in retirement planning while encouraging better use of housing stock across the country.

Here’s what you need to know if you’re weighing up whether this strategy is right for you or a family member.

What Is a Downsizer Contribution?
A downsizer contribution allows eligible Australians aged 55 and over to contribute up to $300,000 from the sale of their main residence into their superannuation fund. For couples, this means a combined contribution of up to $600,000. Best of all, these contributions don’t count towards your concessional or non-concessional contribution caps.

Who Is Eligible?
To qualify for a downsizer contribution, you must meet the following conditions:
• Age: You must be 55 years or older at the time of making the contribution.
• Property: The home sold must have been your primary residence and owned by you or your spouse for at least 10 years.
• Capital Gains Tax: The property must be eligible for full or partial exemption from capital gains tax under the main residence exemption.
• Timing: You must make the contribution within 90 days of receiving the sale proceeds (generally settlement date).
• Limit: You can contribute up to $300,000 per person (or $600,000 per couple), but only once—this isn’t a repeatable strategy.

What Are the Benefits?
• Grow Your Super: This is a great opportunity to significantly boost your super balance without worrying about standard caps.
• Tax Efficiency: Superannuation remains a highly tax-effective structure, especially in retirement.
• Flexible Investing: Your contribution can be invested across a wide range of assets within your fund.
• Estate Planning Tool: Consolidating funds into super may simplify your estate planning process.

Steps to Make a Downsizer Contribution

  1. Sell your eligible home – ensure it meets the required criteria.
  2. Complete the ATO downsizer contribution form.
  3. Submit the form to your super fund, either before or at the time of making the contribution.
  4. Make the contribution within 90 days of receiving the sale proceeds.

Important Considerations
While the benefits are significant, downsizer contributions can have implications:
• Age Pension Eligibility: Once the proceeds are in your super fund, they count toward both the assets and income tests, which could impact your Centrelink entitlements.
• Super Access: Depending on your age and retirement status, you may not have immediate access to the funds contributed.
• Timing: The 90-day window is strict. Late contributions may be rejected, so planning is essential.

Let’s Talk About Your Options
Selling your home is a major financial decision, and downsizer contributions can be a smart way to turn that equity into a more secure retirement. But as with any super strategy, the fine print matters.

If you’re thinking about making a downsizer contribution, we’re here to help you assess eligibility, ensure compliance with ATO rules, and understand how it fits into your broader retirement plan.

Talk to us before you sell – let’s maximise the opportunity and minimise any surprises.

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The information contained in this publication is for general information purposes only, professional advice should be obtained before acting on any information contained herein. Neither the publishers nor the distributors can accept any responsibility for loss occasioned to any person as a result of action taken or refrained from in consequence of the contents of this publication.

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