There have been 4 million applications since the start of the scheme, with 1.1 million of those being repeat applicants, APRA said.
The scheme has now paid out $31.1 billion, with an average payment size of $7,689.
A total of 139 of the 175 funds in APRA’s reporting scheme have made repeat payments to members, with the average size of repeat payments being $8,487.
The top 10 highest paying funds in the scheme — including AustralianSuper, Sunsuper and REST — have paid out $20.4 billion of total funds released in the scheme.


