What are the conditions for Australian immigrants to receive pensions?

Australia's pension conditions include age requirements and residence requirements.

At present, the pension age is 65, and it will be changed to 65 and a half years from July 20 1 July 71day, and then it will increase every two years, reaching 67 years in 2023. In addition, this age requirement will change with your birthday. Please refer to the table below (omitted).

You must be an Australian resident and live in Australia when you apply for a pension. Australian resident here means that you are an Australian citizen, or hold a green card, or a New Zealand citizen, and (on February 26th, 2006, 5438+0 lived in Australia, or lived in Australia 12 months in the last two years before that date, or was assessed as protected before February 26th, 2004).

Pension payment also needs to meet the requirement of living in Australia for ten years, unless: (1) your application is supported by international social security agreement; (2) Being a refugee or having been a refugee before; (3) He has been receiving spouse's allowance, widow's allowance or widow's B allowance until he reaches the age of pension payment; Or (4) as a woman, your spouse and you are Australian residents, but your spouse has died and you have been widowed for two years before applying for a pension.

The requirement of living in Australia for ten years here means that you have been an Australian resident for more than ten years in a row, or you have been an Australian resident for more than ten years in several time periods, one of which is more than five years.