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Who can get Pension Bonus Bereavement Payment?

You may get Pension Bonus Bereavement Payment (PBBP) if your deceased partner:

  • was male and aged 65 years and over, or
  • was female and above certain qualifying ages (see the chart below)
  • did not claim a Pension Bonus before they died

and you and your deceased partner:

You will need to show Centrelink original documents that prove your age and residential status. There is no income and assets test for PBBP if your deceased partner was legally blind.

Age Pension age requirements for women

The age at which women can claim the pension is slowly being increased. The table below will help you work out how old a woman must have been to be of Age Pension age.

Woman’s date of birth Qualifying age
Before: 1 July 1935 60
On or between: 1 July 1935 and 31 December 1936 60.5
On or between: 1 January and 30 June 1938 61
On or between: 1 July 1938 and 31 December 1939 61.5
On or between: 1 January 1934 and 30 June 1941 62
On or between: 1 July 1941 and 31 December 1942 62.5
On or between: 1 January 1943 and 30 June 1944 63
On or between: 1 July 1944 and 31 December 1945 63.5
On or between: 1 January 1946 and 30 June 1947 64
On or between: 1 July 1947 and 31 December 1948 64.5
On or after: 1 January 1949 65

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