Most viewed payments for Retirement years

1. Age Pension
2. How to manage your payment

Travel outside Australia rules for Age Pension

There are rules about when you can get Age Pension when you travel outside Australia.

Lump sums while on income support

A lump sum is a one-off amount of money. They can count in your income test and may affect your payment from us.

1. Top payments
2. Financial Information Service

How to contact the Financial Information Service

We have Financial Information Service (FIS) Officers to help you.

1. Retirement years
2. Top payments

Work Bonus

If you’re an eligible pensioner, the Work Bonus may help you earn more income from working without reducing your pension.

1. Top payments
2. Work Bonus

How a Work Bonus works

The Work Bonus reduces the amount of your eligible income that is calculated in the income test. This helps us work out your rate of payment.

1. Age Pension
2. How to manage 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.

1. Top payments
2. Pension Supplement

Who can get a Pension Supplement

There are 3 ways to be eligible for a Pension Supplement.

1. Top payments
2. Pension Bonus Scheme

How much you can get under the Pension Bonus Scheme

How much Pension Bonus you can get depends on your circumstances.

1. Age Pension
2. How much you can get

Income and assets from outside Australia can affect your Age Pension

If you or your partner get income from, or have assets outside Australia, this could affect your Age Pension.

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.