Bridgeman Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Can anyone clarify the new rules for eligibility for the aged pension in Australia, I understand that now you have to have a period of continuous permanent residency, compared to previously where you had to have 10 years of permanent, with one continuous period of 5 years. That aside, some media sources are quoting that you now need 15 years of continuous residence unless: 'at least five years of that time being during their working life – ie before they’re of age pension age – or if they have lived in Australia for a decade and never received any welfare for five years in total'. Presumably. although we have not worked in Australia, as we have been living here on our UK state and private pensions and not claimed any welfare payments we would only have to wait 10 years? Not sure what they class as welfare payments, we have received heating allowance which all seniors get and the seniors supplement (now discontinued). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amibovered Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 as best as i can see , the 15 year rule is for new migrants, so you would fall under the 10 year rule http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2017/05/09/budget-2017-older-migrants-face-stricter-welfare-residency-test Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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