Income Requirement to be eligible for the Australian Aged Pension.
Services Australia (Centrelink) have income limit requirements, for someone to be eligible for the Australian Aged pension.
It is called the “Income test for pensions“.
Centrelink assess your and your…
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Residence Requirement to be eligible for the Australian Aged Pension.
Services Australia (Centrelink) state the following rules for the Residency Requirement, to be eligible for the Australian Aged pension.
To get Age Pension you generally need to have been an…
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The Australian Aged Pension from March 2021.
The Australian Aged Pension is revised in March and September (normally) each year, and the March 2021 new Pension Rates have been released. This pension is paid Fortnightly.
The Age Pension recipients will…
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Australian Aged Pension Rates March 2020.
An Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident may be eligible for the Welfare Based Aged Pension if they are an Australian resident, and have been for at least 10 years; and are at least 66…
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Australian Aged Pension Rates September 2019
An Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident may be eligible for the Welfare Based Aged Pension if:
They are at least 65 years and 6 months old (New rules from 1st July 2017)
under the…
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Will a UK Pension affect my Australian Centrelink payment?
The short answer is maybe.
Foreign pensions received by a person paid an autonomous age pension, are normally assessed under the ordinary income test – i.e. they reduce pension by 50…
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Australian Aged Pension Rates 2017
An Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident may be eligible for the Welfare Based Aged Pension if:
They are at least 65 years and 6 months old (New rules from 1st July 2017)
under the income…
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Australian Aged Pension Rates 2017
An Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident may be eligible for the Welfare Based Aged Pension if:
They are at least 65 years and 6 months old (New rules from 1st July 2017)
under the income…
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Australian Aged Pension Rates 2016
The Australian Aged Pension was increased in March 2016, and the new FORTNIGHTLY rates are now:
Australian SINGLE PERSON Pension
$794.80 Base Pension
$ 65.00 Supplement
$ 14.10 Clean Energy Supplement
$873.90 Total
COUPLE (each)…
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Australian Aged Pension Rates 2016
The Australian Aged Pension was increased in March 2016, and the new FORTNIGHTLY rates are now:
Australian SINGLE PERSON Pension
$794.80 Base Pension
$ 65.00 Supplement
$ 14.10 Clean Energy Supplement
$873.90 Total
COUPLE (each)…
Read the rest