Top payments for retirement years

1. Retirement years
2. Top payments

Utilities Allowance

A quarterly payment to help with household bills if you get certain payments from us.

1. Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
2. Who can get it

Residence rules for a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card

To be eligible for the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card you must meet the residence rules.

1. Top payments
2. Financial Information Service

What FIS information you can watch online

We have information about financial matters online that may help your situation.

1. Rent Assistance
2. How to manage your payment

Change of circumstances when you get Rent Assistance

We need to know about changes that could affect or stop your Rent Assistance.

1. Retirement years
2. Starting your retirement

Claiming a payment when you start retirement

You can apply for a payment before and after you’ve reached Age Pension age.

1. Ageing
2. Retirement years

During your retirement years

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

1. Top payments
2. Rent Assistance

How to manage your Rent Assistance

There are things you need to tell us if you get Rent Assistance.

1. Home Equity Access Scheme
2. How much you can get

Maximum loan amount under the Home Equity Access Scheme

The maximum loan amount (MLA) is the most you can borrow through the Home Equity Access Scheme. We can’t pay you any more once your loan balance reaches your MLA.

1. Retirement years
2. Most useful information

Home Equity Access Scheme variation form (SA497)

Use this form to make changes to your or your partner’s Home Equity Access Scheme if you’re not registered for online services.

1. Retirement years
2. Thinking about retirement

Payments you may get in your retirement years

We have payments and services that may support you when you retire.