Special date of eligibility

Special date of eligibility is defined in section 45TB VEA and relates to the pension bonus scheme. A person's special date of eligibility for:

• age [glossary:service pension:245] is the first day on which a person becomes eligible for an age service pension,
• [glossary:partner:84] service pension is the first day occurring on or after the person reaches [glossary:pension age:316] and is eligible for a partner service pension,
• [glossary:income support supplement:118] is the day the person
  • reaches [glossary:qualifying age:DEF/Qualifying Age], or
  • becomes eligible for income support supplement if this is after the person has reached qualifying age.

If a person is registered under [glossary::306] and [glossary::441] schemes and therefore has 2 or more special dates of eligibility, only the first date is to be counted.