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Post by genx on Feb 8, 2021 12:31:53 GMT 7
I am 43 years old and spent 11 months overseas when I was 22 years old.
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Post by bear on Feb 8, 2021 12:48:59 GMT 7
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Post by nomadic on Feb 8, 2021 21:42:15 GMT 7
In what context is your question? You seem too young to need it.
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Post by bear on Feb 9, 2021 6:52:28 GMT 7
AWLR can apply at any stage in a person's life nomadic. Provided a person has been permanently in Australia from the age of 16 y.o., they would have 35 years AWLR at 51 years; which at this time is 16 years before OAP can be applied for so, the Government still has plenty of wriggle room to be even more mean spirited. Cheers bear
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Post by genx on Feb 12, 2021 18:08:37 GMT 7
Will being on the DSP count towards AWLR if I was overseas with UP?
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Post by bear on Feb 12, 2021 18:37:19 GMT 7
"Recipients may continue to accrue AWLR during an absence from Australia, PROVIDED THAT they are considered to be an Australian resident during the absence and they have not yet reached age pension age. This means that their proportional rate of pension must be reviewed annually while they are overseas. The term 'AWLR' represents residence during this period only - the person does not have to be in paid employment."
guides.dss.gov.au/guide-social-security-law/7/2/2/40
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Post by tasjo on Feb 12, 2021 21:04:44 GMT 7
The relevance of AWLR and whether it would accrue overseas may depend on whether your DSP (and UP) was granted when you were a permanent resident/citizen.
There are certain criteria around AWLR that may be specific to you.
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Post by genx on Feb 12, 2021 21:22:43 GMT 7
Interesting. How do I maintain Australian residence while living overseas? Does it mean having a domicile?
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Post by Banjo on Feb 13, 2021 7:58:40 GMT 7
If you mean residence as applied by Centrelink, and it sometimes seems like every government department has different criteria... residency can be maintained by regular returns to Australia. This is particularly important for people wanting portability of the Age Pension when they qualify. I've not seen anything on paper regarding this but I'd suggest at least six months of the year spent in Australia for the last five years or two years full time. If you are already on the DSP you should qualify automatically as the DSP is a residency based payment. (I had this out with them personally).
Anything regarding residency and Centrelink can be checked by calling International Services, this can usually be done without giving your name.
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Post by bear on Feb 13, 2021 8:52:09 GMT 7
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Post by itsmylife08 on Aug 23, 2022 21:13:14 GMT 7
Recently I was given the option of transferring from the DSP to the Age Pension which I declined without hesitation. I was speaking to Centrelink International on another issue, and was advised against doing so its true. I just happened to mention my situation re-the pension there was a silence for about 5 seconds and this person said no Itsa don't do it you're not far off the full AWLR but you will still lose out if you do , anyway he said you became eligible for UP of DSP because your accident happened in Australia when you were a Citizen/Resident. While the question of domicile is very important in this issue I also became aware of been considered a resident for payment purposes ie having an Australian bank account. I'm sure most will remember recent payments of $750 plus $250 where you had to be a resident to receive them, plus as Banjo said you had to be a resident to receive it as it was residency based to receive the DSP. I would suggest that maintain ing a close association with Australia ie having a bank account is the reason why some of us received all those one off payments plus boosted our AWLR at the same time Cheers Itsa
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