Income Protection

Income Protection Insurance (Triple S)

At Super SA, Triple S Income Protection Insurance covers you if you can’t work due to injury or illness.

Eligible members under the age of 65 (including casual employees who apply for cover - conditions apply) may receive a fortnightly income of:

  • up to 75% of your notional salary1 for up to 24 months
  • or in the case of casual employees with IP cover - up to 12 months, or
  • until employment with the SA state government ends for any reason - whichever comes first.

While you’re receiving an Income Protection benefit, you’ll also receive a 9.5% Contribution Replacement Benefit (CRB)2 paid into your Triple S account.

How does Income Protection Insurance work?

As a Triple S member, you generally receive Income Protection cover if you are:
  • An active Triple S member working full-time or part-time, and
  • Aged under 65. Casual employees are not automatically covered for Income Protection cover, however they can apply.

  • Not all members are eligible for Income Protection insurance3, including:

    • A person who is employed for a specified time period and remunerated by a fee, allowance or commission (e.g. members of boards and committees)
    • Members aged 65 or older
    • Triple S members whose employment with the SA state government has ended
    • Triple S members who have made a fund selection to another super fund (other than to Super SA Select)4
    • Contributory members of the Lump Sum Scheme, Pension Scheme, South Australian Ambulance Superannuation Scheme and Police Pension Scheme who salary sacrifice or have their Government co-contributions paid into Triple S. Please refer to the Income Protection benefits relevant to your scheme.
    • Spouse members
    • A member to whom an insurance benefit has been paid on account of invalidity or terminal illness under any state government super scheme.

  • Not automatically, however, you can apply for Income Protection cover.

    You will be required to provide health and medical information at the time of application (limitations may apply). Please note casual employees working less than nine hours per week are not eligible to apply for Income Protection Insurance.

    Noting that the maximum period benefits are payable to a casual employee is 12 months. Please refer to the Applying for IP Insurance section of the Income Protection insurance fact sheet for further information.3

  • If you joined Triple S on or after 3 September 2018, you’re automatically provided with Income Protection cover, based on your notional salary and capped at the Automatic Acceptance Limit (AAL) of $122,000.

    If you earn more than $122,000, you may apply to increase your level of cover above the AAL (limitations may apply).3

    NB: There is a maximum salary cap on the notional salary of $584,000. Members who are approved for cover above the AAL will be covered for IP based on their notional salary up to the maximum cap.

  • The cost of IP premiums depend on your salary, age and waiting period length.

    This amount is automatically deducted when employer contributions are paid to your Triple S account. This doesn’t affect your take-home pay.3

    Refer to the Income Protection insurance fact sheet for premiums charges for your age and waiting period length.

  • The default waiting period for IP Insurance is 30 calendar days.

    The waiting period usually begins from when you cease work due to your incapacity.

    You also have the option to change your waiting period to 90 days, which will lower the premiums you pay.3

  • To change your Income Protection Insurance waiting period please complete the following form here.

Want to find out more about your options?

Contact our Member Services team

Contact our Member Services team

Speak to a financial adviser

Speak to a financial adviser

Still have questions? Visit our FAQ page for answers.

Still have questions? Visit our FAQ page for answers.

1 Notional salary is the salary used to calculate IP Insurance benefits. For full-time employees, this is the salary they were receiving immediately prior to being incapacitated. For members who were not immediately before the commencement of the incapacity, in full-time employment, notional salary is the superannuation salary averaged over a period of up to three years, prior to incapacity. The notional salary may be subject to the Automatic Acceptance Limit (AAL) and Maximum Salary Cap. For more information please refer to the Triple S PDS.
2 The CRB is 9.5% of your fortnightly IP benefit which is paid into your Triple S Account.
3 For more information about insurance, please refer to the Triple S PDS.
4 If a member has more than one SA Government employer and has not exercised fund selection in respect of all employers, any Income Protection held will continue on the same terms and conditions in respect of the employer continuing to contribute to Triple S.

The superannuation schemes administered by Super SA are exempt public sector superannuation schemes and are not regulated by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) or the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). Super SA is not required to hold an Australian Financial Services Licence to provide general advice about a Super SA product. The information in this publication is of a general nature only and has been prepared without taking into account your objectives, financial situation, or needs. Super SA recommends that before making any decisions about its products you consider the appropriateness of this information in the context of your own objectives, financial situation, and needs, read the Product Disclosure Statement (PDS), and seek financial advice from a licensed financial adviser in relation to your financial position and requirements.

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