Most useful information for retirement years

1. Top payments
2. Commonwealth Seniors Health Card

How to claim a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card

You can claim a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card once you’re Age Pension age. Complete the following steps to claim.

1. Top payments
2. Home Equity Access Scheme

What to do before you apply under the Home Equity Access Scheme

There are things you need to think about before applying for the Home Equity Access Scheme.

1. Financial Information Service
2. What it is

Financial Information Service Officers

Our Financial Information Service Officers can help you plan for your future financial needs.

1. Top payments
2. Age Pension

How to manage your Age Pension payment

Your options and obligations for Age Pension.

Getting a Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) payment

Find out if you or your partner getting a Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) payment could affect your eligibility for a payment from us.

1. Housing
2. Most useful information

Income and assets form (MOD IA)

Use this form if you’re claiming a payment and need to provide information about your income and assets.

1. Death of a loved one
2. Most useful information

Advice of death form (SA116)

Use these forms to advise us of the death of an adult or child. We’ll use these details to update records with Medicare, Centrelink and Child Support.

1. Age Pension
2. How to manage your payment

Change of circumstances when you get Age Pension

If you get Age Pension and your circumstances change, you need to tell us. We need to check if you can keep getting it.

1. Housing
2. Most useful information

Assessment for Carer Payment form (AUS156)

Use this form if you are living outside Australia, caring for your partner and want to claim an Australian Carer Payment under an international social security agreement.

1. Ageing
2. Caring for elderly

Choosing between Carer Payment and Age Pension

In some situations, you can choose to get Carer Payment or Age Pension.