Yes — UK citizens who worked in Australia on a temporary visa (most commonly the 417 working holiday visa) can claim their full super balance as a DASP once back home, provided the visa has expired or been cancelled. Working holiday makers pay a legislated 65% tax; other temporary visas such as the 482 pay 35% on the taxed element. Payment can go directly to your UK bank account and typically arrives within about 28 days.
Paid straight to your UK bank
Your DASP can be paid to a UK account using your bank's SWIFT/BIC — the fund or the ATO converts and sends the payment directly to you; we never hold your money. Most UK banks and app banks (Monzo, Starling, Revolut and the high-street names) accept international AUD payments; your bank applies its own exchange rate on arrival.
No, you can't move it into a UK pension
Australian super cannot be transferred into a UK pension scheme — the DASP is the mechanism for former temporary residents to take the money out. What you do with it after it lands (including paying it into your pension as a personal contribution) is up to you; for UK tax treatment of the payment, check with HMRC or a UK adviser — we're an Australian tax agent, and we stay in our lane.
The two-year catch-up
Left Australia in 2023 or earlier? Your super has almost certainly been transferred to the ATO as unclaimed money. It is still fully claimable — ATO-held amounts are taxed at 65% when paid as a DASP — and finding it is part of every claim we run.
How the claim works from overseas
Everything is done from your phone: the 5-minute form, payment of the flat $149 + GST, and a passport-and-selfie identity check powered by Didit — no certified copies, no embassy appointments, no posting documents to Australia. We lodge with the ATO and your super funds through the registered-agent channel, and the money is paid directly to your nominated account, typically within 28 days of a complete application.
Common questions
Which visa did I probably have?
Most Brits work in Australia on the 417 Working Holiday visa (65% DASP tax). Sponsored professionals typically held a 482 (35% on the taxed element) and students a 500 (35%). Your visa subclass is on your grant email — and if you can’t find it, we can work it out from your passport details.
Will HMRC tax my DASP when it arrives?
The DASP has already been taxed in Australia at the legislated rate. UK treatment of the receipt is a UK question we’re not licensed to advise on — most people confirm with HMRC or an accountant. We provide the payment summary you’d need for that conversation.
Can you pay it in pounds?
The fund or ATO sends Australian dollars to your UK account via SWIFT; your bank converts to GBP at its own rate. Some clients use a multi-currency account (e.g. Wise or Revolut) to control the conversion themselves.
I’ve lost my old Australian paperwork. Can you still find my super?
Yes. With your passport details — and ideally your TFN, though it’s optional — we search every fund plus ATO-held money. “I have no idea where my super is” is the single most common thing UK clients tell us.
Ready when you are. 5 minutes, flat fee.
$149 + GST · every fund plus ATO-held super · paid to your bank worldwide in about 28 days.