Last amended: 1 July 2008
Female veteran pension age applies to females with qualifying service [2] in relation to:
Note: Age service pension is a taxable payment. By virtue of the eligibility criteria for the payment, age service pension is taxable from veteran pension age even though this is not expl — icit in the tax legislation.
Female qualifying age applies to:
VEA → [19]
The following table provides a guide to age equalisation [2] for female veteran pension age and female qualifying age.
For females born between | Pension/qualifying age is |
1 July 1940 and 31 December 1941 | 55 years and 6 months |
1 January 1942 and 30 June 1943 | 56 years |
1 July 1943 and 31 December 1944 | 56 years and 6 months |
1 January 1945 and 30 June 1946 | 57 years |
1 July 1946 and 31 December 1947 | 57 years and 6 months |
1 January 1948 and 30 June 1949 | 58 years |
1 July 1949 and 31 December 1950 | 58 years and 6 months |
1 January 1951 and 30 June 1952 | 59 years |
1 July 1952 and 31 December 1953 | 59 years and 6 months |
Pension age is 55 years for females born on and before 30 June 1940 and is 60 years for females born on and after 1 January 1954.
Qualifying service is one of the criteria used to determine eligibility for certain benefits under the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986. Refer to section 7A of the VEA [48] for the full defintion.
In order to bring pension age for women in line with that required of men, age equalisation was introduced on 1/7/95. This will increase pension age in six monthly increments every two years for a period of 20 years. Refer to the age equalisation tables in section 5QA of the VEA and section 5QB of the VEA.
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[10] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16856#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn171
[11] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16856#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn172
[12] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16856#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn173
[13] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16856#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn174
[14] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16856#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn175
[15] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16856#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn176
[16] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16856#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn177
[17] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16856#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn178
[18] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16856#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn179
[19] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16856#tgt-cspol_part3_ftn180
[20] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-3-income-support-eligibility/31-service-pension-eligibility/312-age-service-pension
[21] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16856#ref-cspol_part3_ftn164
[22] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-5-income-support-allowances-and-benefits/56-pension-bonus-scheme/562-eligibility-participation-scheme
[23] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16856#ref-cspol_part3_ftn165
[24] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-5-income-support-allowances-and-benefits/54-home-equity-access-scheme/542-eligibility-criteria-home-equity-access-scheme
[25] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16856#ref-cspol_part3_ftn166
[26] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-5-income-support-allowances-and-benefits/53-education-entry-payment-edep
[27] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16856#ref-cspol_part3_ftn167
[28] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-10-types-income-and-assets/104-superannuation-funds/1043-assessment-superannuation-benefits
[29] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16856#ref-cspol_part3_ftn168
[30] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-9-principles-determining-pension-rate/911-compensation-recovery/9112-general-compensation-recovery-provisions
[31] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16856#ref-cspol_part3_ftn169
[32] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-5-income-support-allowances-and-benefits/57-commonwealth-seniors-health-card-cshc
[33] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16856#ref-cspol_part3_ftn170
[34] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-10-types-income-and-assets/103-business-structures-and-trusts/10318-assessment-special-disability-trusts
[35] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16856#ref-cspol_part3_ftn171
[36] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-3-income-support-eligibility/31-service-pension-eligibility/314-partner-service-pension
[37] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16856#ref-cspol_part3_ftn172
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[39] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16856#ref-cspol_part3_ftn174
[40] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16856#ref-cspol_part3_ftn175
[41] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16856#ref-cspol_part3_ftn176
[42] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16856#ref-cspol_part3_ftn177
[43] https://clik.dva.gov.au/compensation-and-support-policy-library/part-9-principles-determining-pension-rate/92-residential-situation/923-additional-assessment-rules-certain-types-residences
[44] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16856#ref-cspol_part3_ftn178
[45] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16856#ref-cspol_part3_ftn179
[46] clik://LEGIS/VEA/section 5QA
[47] https://clik.dva.gov.au/book/export/html/16856#ref-cspol_part3_ftn180
[48] http://clik.dva.gov.au/legislation-library