Qualifying pensions for the Home Equity Access Scheme
You must be eligible for a qualifying pension to access the Home Equity Access Scheme.
How much you can get under the Home Equity Access Scheme
The loan payments you get under the Home Equity Access Scheme depend on if you get a pension or not.
FIS selling the family home video
Watch this video to learn more about how selling the family home can affect your payment.
Working while you’re getting Age Pension
If your income goes over the cut off point, we'll pay you $0 for that fortnight. In some situations, we can suspend your Age Pension.
Income and assets form (SA369)
Use this form if you’re claiming a payment and need to tell us about your income and assets.
How to claim Age Pension
Complete the following steps to claim Age Pension.
Claim for Age Pension and Pension Bonus form (SA002)
Use this form to claim Age Pension and Pension Bonus.
Decide how to claim Age Pension
There are a few options for claiming Age Pension. Before you start you should decide how you want to claim.
Non-income tested Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
We may have cancelled your pension on 1 January 2017 because of changes to the pension assets test.
Financial Information Service Officers
Our Financial Information Service Officers can help you plan for your future financial needs.