Payments paid while outside Australia


on this page
Changes to your payment if you leave Australia
Pension payment rates while absent from Australia
Outside Australia, your payment has stopped and you can't return to Australia as planned
Returning to Australia
Studying outside Australia
Temporary Protection Visas

From 1 January 2013, rules about getting payments while outside Australia will change.

Changes to your payment if you leave Australia

If you are leaving Australia before 1 January 2013, the current rules will apply to your payment. Refer to your payment below to see how these changes may affect your payment.

To get your payment while outside Australia you must continue to meet the qualification rules for that payment. You will also have to tell us about any changes in your circumstances while you're away.

The information on this page provides a guide only. There are other circumstances which may also affect your payments while outside Australia.

Contact us if you're planning to leave Australia so that we can let you know how your payments will be affected.


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