finding lost super
did you know that one in two australians has lost super?
Super is generally lost through changing your name, address and/or employer.
Many people assume that small accounts will erode with fees and not be worth tracking down - however by law accounts below $1,000 are protected from member fees - so they are still waiting for you to claim them and put them to work.
There are two main search engines for lost super:
- AUSfund - used by many industry funds for lost members. To search you will require your name and date of birth. As some accounts are lost due to data entry errors, you may want to try searching using common variations of your name and just your first initial.
- Australian Taxation Office lost super register - a compulsory register for all funds which receive two items of returned mail sent to your last known address. You will require your name, date of birth and tax file number.
Included in the current Government review of the superannuation system is a proposal to enable superannuation funds to use tax file numbers to help reconcile lost superannuation accounts. We will keep you informed should this initiative be introduced.
- Click here to check for lost super at AUSfund. You may wish to refer to this quick video on how to use this site
- Click here to go to the ATO’s SuperSeeker site. You may wish to refer tot his quick video on how to use this site.
If either search engine locates a suspected match, you will be asked to provide more information, such as your previous address(es) and your current super account.
other locations
There are several other large eligible rollover funds where your lost super may have been transferred. To check these please go to:
- Supertrace; 1300 788 750 or online search feature here
- AMP Eligible Rollover Fund: 133 888
- National Preservation Trust: 1800 331 210
- Super Safeguard: 1300 135 181 or online search feature here
There is no charge to use any of these services.