Age Pension Lost-Failed to notify Centrelink of Address ....

[Banjo]

Age Pension Lost: applicant failed to notify Centrelink of changed address, AAT Decision


Sounds like a good idea to answer their letters and let them know if you move around.

The Cancellation of Mr Carey's Age Pension

The Department of Human Services which is better known as Centrelink, wrote letters to Mr Carey dated 3 and 26 April 2013 seeking information about his Age Pension.
Centrelink sent these two letters to Mr Carey's last known address as recorded in its files. However, Mr Carey had changed his mailing address, but he had not notified Centrelink about his change of address.
Mr Carey did not reply to these letters because he did not receive them.
By letter dated 17 May 2013 which was sent to the former address, Centrelink suspended Mr Carey's Age Pension, and on 2 August 2013 by a further letter sent to the former address, Centrelink cancelled Mr Carey's Age Pension.
The 2 August 2013 letter stated in part as follows:

Your Age Pension has been cancelled because we have not received a reply to the letter/s we sent you.


www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/AATA/2016/926.html

[Banjo]

Before anyone panics, it was reinstated when they found him but he got no arrears.

[murphy]

If you notify electronically, you must change it in your Centrelink online account AND your MyGov account. While these accounts are linked, a change of address doesn't transfer to the linked account.