Regulators want to stamp out the use of super to pay for expensive or unnecessary treatments. Photo: Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS

Tapping the compassionate release of super to fund inappropriate cosmetic procedures needs to be stamped out, the tax office and health practitioner regulators say.

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The warning comes as new ATO data shows a further jump in applicants seeking early superannuation payouts on compassionate grounds.

In 2024/25 a total of $1.4 billion in superannuation funds was released on those grounds, compared with just more than $1 billion in 2023/24.

Of 112,400 applications

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