Publications if you are planning for or needing help in retirement

Listed below are publications you may find useful.

Main publication

• 'About to retire or in retirement' - a guide to your payment and service options if you plan to or need help in retirement.

Brochures

• A Guide to Centrelink Concession Cards - provides information on who is eligible for a concession card as well as the range of concessions offered in each State or Territory.
• Pension Bonus Scheme - provides information about the Australian Government Pension Bonus Scheme initiative.

Factsheets

• Assets Test for Homeowners - rural and rural residential areas - provides information about the Assets Test for homeowners in rural and rural residential areas.
• Australia's International Social Security Agreement - provides information on agreements with individual countries for social security coverage.
• Carer Payment or Age Pension? - provides information about Carer Payment and Age Pension and explains the similarities and differences between these 2 payments.
• Claiming Your Foreign Pension - provides information on how Centrelink can help you claim a foreign pension.
• Financial Information Service - series of factsheets containing information about specific financial matters.
• Market research and you - provides information on why, how and when Centrelink undertakes market research.
• Office and Home Interviews - information about your rights and responsibilities when you participate in an interview with Centrelink.
• Partner Allowance Payment Rates - a summary of the qualifications, payment rates and income/assets test for Partner Allowance.
• Pension Loans Scheme - provides information about the Pension Loans Scheme including who qualifies for this loan, how much you can get and how to repay the loan.
• Seniors Payment Rates - a summary of the qualifications, payment rates and income/assets test for Age Pension and Pension Bonus Scheme.
• Seniors Supplement - information about the Seniors Supplement.
• Social Security Treatment of Tasmanian RFA Private Forest Reserves Program Payments - provides information about how these payments are treated for social security purposes.
• Widow Allowance Payment Rates - a summary of the qualifications, payment rates and income/assets test for Widow Allowance.
• Your Right to Privacy - provides information about your privacy rights and who may access customer information.

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Magazines

• Australian Pension News - provides information for people living outside Australia who get a pension from Centrelink.
• News for Seniors - for Age Pension pensioners, Service Pension pensioners, holders of the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card and members of the Pension Bonus Scheme on current pension rates and thresholds, concessions, allowances and services.
• Securing Your Future - provides information on how Centrelink can help you with financial matters.

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Other publications

• Centrelink Corporate Publications - publications containing information about Centrelink.
• Centrepay Publications - provides detailed information about Centrepay.
• Compensation Kit Booklet - provides information on compensation and how it affects your payments from Centrelink.
• Fortnightly Savings Planner - a Financial Information Service publication which helps you to budget for savings fortnightly.
• Guide to Australian Government Payments Booklet - Centrelink payment rates booklet.
• Monthly Savings Planner - a Financial Information Service publication which helps you to budget for savings monthly.

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Publications from other organisations

• Investing for your retirement - aims to help people make informed decisions in order to get the best from their savings and investments before and after retirement.
• Australian Government Directory of Services for Older People - a comprehensive guide to the wide range of services provided for older Australians.
• Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs - provides a range of brochures and factsheets.

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