Qualification for special needs age pension
772 Qualification for special needs age pension
A person is qualified for a special needs age pension if:
the person has not resided in Australia at any time after 7 May 1973; and
the person has turned:
if the person is a woman—60; or
if the person is a man—65; and
the person ceased to reside in Australia after the person had turned:
if the person is a woman—55; or
if the person is a man—60; and
the person had resided in Australia for a period that was, or for periods that in the aggregate were, not less than 30 years; and
the person would:
if the person had lodged a claim immediately before the person ceased to reside in Australia—have been qualified under section 25 of the 1947 Act to receive an age pension; or
if the person had not ceased to reside in Australia, were physically present in Australia and lodged a claim for an age pension—be qualified under section 25 of the 1947 Act to receive an age pension; and
the person is, in the opinion of the Secretary, in special need of financial assistance.
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