If you receive the Age Pension, you may qualify for the Work Bonus, which can help you work more hours without your payment reducing.They can continue receiving this payment. If your partner gets the Carer Allowance, nothing will change if you transfer payments.If you switch, you no longer need to have your Disability Support Pension eligibility assessed.There are no limits on how much someone can volunteer when receiving the Age Pension.Services Australia can pay these 28 days over one trip or multiple. In that case, your Disability Support Pension stops until you return. Suppose you are to travel outside the country for more than 28 days within a year.If you are single and renting a shared, private accommodation you will receive a higher rate of rent assistance when compared to the Age Pension.If you are in supported employment and are not receiving Rent Assistance, you can continue getting Incentive Allowance.If you study, you will continue to receive the Pensioner Education Supplement and Education Entry Payment.There is a higher rate of mobility allowance when on Disability Support Pension.Please consider your personal circumstances when reading the below information and how this relates to you. If you do not have access to an online account, Services Australia will write to you via mail.īelow is the difference between both payments. This notice will be to clarify if you wish to transfer payments.
In that case, 13 weeks before you reach the Age Pension age, Services Australia will send you an invitation on your online account. Suppose you are receiving the Disability Support Pension. But what is the difference, and is one suited to your circumstances more than the other? We cannot decide for you, BUT we can lay out the facts about each payment to make your decision easier. So, you have received a notice from Services Australia asking you to choose either the Disability Support Pension or an Age Pension.
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