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3.4 Age
In this chapter
A person's age is primarily important in determining whether they are eligible for service pension and veteran payment. Pension age and qualifying age are also used to determine eligibility for other payments and schemes run by DVA.
See Also
Age
Chapter 3.1 Service Pension Eligibility
Chapter 3.2 Income Support Supplement Eligibility
Chapter 3.3 Service Pension & Income Support Supplement Payability
Chapter 3A Eligibility Requirements for Veteran Payment
Chapter 5.6 Pension Bonus Scheme
Chapter 5.7 Commonwealth Seniors' Health Card
A service pension is an income support payment broadly equivalent to the social security age and disability support pensions. It may be paid once a veteran or partner has reached the nominated age or is incapacitated for work.
Currently, the pension age for a veteran is 60 years of age (VEA 5QA).
The pension age for a non-veteran is determined by the table below:
Date of birth (both dates inclusive) | Age Pension age |
1 July 1952 to 31 December 1953 | 65 years and 6 months |
1 January 1954 to 30 June 1955 | 66 years |
1 July 1955 to 31 December 1956 | 66 years and 6 months |
On or after 1 January 1957 | 67 years |
Qualifying age is defined in section 5Q(1) of the VEA and is equivalent to the pension age for a veteran which is described in section 5QA VEA as:
- 60 years for a male,
- for females subject to age equalisation (refer to the table in section 5QA VEA).