Most useful information for Retirement years

1. Retirement years
2. Most useful information

Home Equity Access Scheme review form (SA498)

Use this form to complete a review under the Home Equity Access Scheme.

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1. Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
2. How to claim

Supporting documents for Commonwealth Seniors Health Card

We’ll ask you for some documents and information to support your claim for a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card.

1. Ageing
2. Retirement years

During your retirement years

Let us know about any changes to your circumstances during your retirement years.

1. Financial Information Service
2. What FIS information you can watch online

FIS retirement information online

We have information online to help you understand retirement.

1. Pension Bonus Scheme
2. Who can get a payment

Membership in the Pension Bonus Scheme

Only accruing membership can count toward your Pension Bonus.

1. Work Bonus
2. How it works

Work Bonus if you work

If you work, we’ll apply your Work Bonus balance to offset your Work Bonus eligible income. We’ll do this before we apply the income test.

1. Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
2. How to manage your card

Travel outside Australia rules for a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card

There are rules about how long your Commonwealth Seniors Health Card remains current when you travel outside Australia.

1. Pension Supplement
2. How to manage your payment

Cancelled Pension Supplement

If we cancel your support payment, your Pension Supplement will stop from the same date.

Transitional rate of pension

The transitional rate started in 2009. It's for pensioners who would get a lower pension rate if we used the new income test.