Status Credits without flying, rollover, the end of Points Club and tougher renewals in 2027. Who wins, who loses and what to do before 8 December.
1 September 20264 min read
If you've ever finished a membership year 40 Status Credits short of Gold, or watched hundreds of spare credits vanish the day your year reset, 8 December 2026 is good news. It's the start of what Qantas calls the biggest change to status in the program's history.
It isn't all good news, though. Renewing status gets harder from late 2027, and Points Club closes. Here's what changes, who comes out ahead and what to do before the date.
Rollover and ground earning start from your next membership year.
Until now, Status Credits came almost entirely from flying. From 8 December, you can unlock up to 140 a year by earning Qantas Points with partners across ten everyday categories, including food and wine, shopping, hotels and travel, utilities, cards and banking, insurance, fuel and cars, and health and leisure.
Each category unlocks either 10 or 20 Status Credits once you earn enough points in it. Two examples Qantas has confirmed:
These credits also count towards Lifetime Silver, Gold and Platinum.
140 Status Credits won't make you Gold on their own. But they're nearly half of what Silver needs, and enough to close the gap if you fly a little.
From your next membership year, half of the Status Credits you earn above your tier's threshold carries into the following year, up to a cap.
| Tier | Maximum rollover |
|---|---|
| Silver | 100 |
| Gold | 350 |
| Platinum and Platinum One | 500 |
Correct as of October 2026.
A Gold member who earns 900 Status Credits has 200 more than the 700 Gold needs. Half of that, 100, gives them a head start next year.
Points Club rewarded members who earned lots of points on the ground, including lounge passes and Status Credits on Classic Reward flights. It closes on 8 December 2026, along with Green Tier.
Today, keeping a tier takes fewer Status Credits than reaching it. That gap closes in late 2027.
| Tier | To keep it now | To keep it from late 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| Silver | 250 | 300 |
| Gold | 600 | 700 |
| Platinum | 1,200 | 1,400 |
| Platinum One | 3,600 | 3,600 (no change) |
Correct as of October 2026.
The Loyalty Bonus also ends in late 2027. It currently gives 50 Status Credits or 8,000 points for every 500 Status Credits earned on Qantas and Jetstar flights, up to four times a year. Qantas describes rollover as its replacement.
There's one extra for the highest flyers. From early 2027, Lifetime Gold members can bank a year of Platinum at 25,000 lifetime Status Credits, then another for every extra 10,000, up to five years.
Better off:
Worse off:
Look at where the points come from. Qantas says two-thirds of its points are now earned on the ground, through roughly 700 partners, and its co-branded cards make up about 35% of Australian credit card spending. Ground partners buy those points, so encouraging members to spend with them is good business.
Status used to be the one thing that money on the ground couldn't buy. Giving a capped number of Status Credits for everyday spending turns status into another reason to keep your card, insurance and energy bill with Qantas partners. The higher renewal thresholds and the end of the Loyalty Bonus balance the books, so status doesn't get easier overall for people who mainly fly.
For how status works more broadly, read Frequent flyer status explained. New to the program? Start with Qantas Frequent Flyer: how to get started.
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