The total lost (fund-held) and ATO-held super as of 30 June 2023 was just over $16 billion for just over 7 million accounts.
Lost super (fund-held) includes both uncontactable and inactive super.
ATO-held super includes unclaimed super money (USM) and super holding account (SHA).
The following tables show the total number of accounts and value of lost super (fund-held) and ATO-held super at the end of the last 4 financial years.
|
Category |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total Lost super (fund held) |
434 |
362 |
349 |
320 |
|
Total ATO-held super |
5,586 |
6,223 |
6,513 |
6,710 |
|
Total |
6,020 |
6,585 |
6,861 |
7,030 |
Figures have been rounded to the nearest million. Totals may not align due to rounding.
|
Category |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total Lost super (fund held) |
$10.3b |
$9.2b |
$10.4b |
$10.1b |
|
Total ATO-held super |
$3.6b |
$4.7b |
$5.6b |
$5.9b |
|
Total |
$13.9b |
$13.9b |
$16.0b |
$16.0b |
Figures have been rounded to the nearest hundred million.
Note: The super health check includes step-by-step instructions on how to search for lost and ATO held super on ATO online services through myGov. To start download the super health check (NAT 75486, PDF 204KB)This link will download a file