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Age Pension

A government income support payment, the Age Pension may be your main income source in your retirement years or a supplement to help with the costs of living as you get older.

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AGE PENSION

What is the Age Pension?

It’s generally described as a regular, fortnightly payment that you may be eligible to receive from the government when you reach the qualifying age in the table below. It’s designed to provide income support for those Australians who need it and can also be a way to supplement any income they already receive.

Eligibility depends on three points:

Age Pension age

Your birthdate	Your Age Pension age	Your Age Pension age Date of Age Pension age change
1 January 1954 to 30 June 1955	66 years	1 July 2019
1 July 1955 to 31 December 1956	66 years and 6 months	1 July 2021
On or after 1 January 1957	67 years	1 July 2023

Australian residency

Generally, you need to have been an Australian resident for at least 10 years in total. For at least 5 of these years, there must be no break in your residence.

Exceptions apply for refugees, former refugees, those on another payment, women whose partners have died and those who lived or worked overseas.

Income and assets test

An income test asseses you (and your partner’s) income from all sources, including super. An assets test asseses all asset types you own, including property and possessions. This means the Age Pension amount you receive will depend on the outcome of these tests.

For more detailed information about the Age Pension, visit Services Australia.

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