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EligibilityTo qualify for Age Pension, you must first satisfy the age and residence requirements. Centrelink then works out how much Age Pension is payable. This depends on your income and assets and other circumstances. If you are legally blind, you may be eligible for Age Pension (Blind), which usually has no income or assets test. Age pension ageFrom 1 July 2017, the qualifying age for Age Pension will increase from 65 to 65.5 years. The qualifying age for Age Pension will then rise by 6 months every 2 years, reaching 67 by 1 July 2023. These changes will be introduced 4 years after women's qualifying age for Age Pension has reached 65, under existing rules. The table below shows the gradual increase in women's qualifying age for Age Pension over the period leading up to 1 July 2013, and then the increase in qualifying age for both men and women from 1 July 2017.
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