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Table 2 - Pension Age for Persons Other Than Veterans

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Last amended 
14 January 2015
Non-veterans

Period during which non-veteran was born

Pension age

Non-veterans pension age

On or before 30 June 1952

65 years

From 1 July 2017, the Age Pension Age for non-veterans will increase by six months every two years until it reaches 67 years on 1 July 2023.

Period during which non-veteran was born

Pension age

Age pension age for non-veterans from 1 July 2017

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

Note: Previously, the male and female pension ages differed and was being equalised. Age equalisation for female veterans and female non-veterans was reached on 1 January 2014.

 

 

Age Pension Age refers to pension age as defined under the Social Security Act 1991, that is, pension age for people other than veterans.