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  2. Social security in Australia - Wikipedia

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    In 1900, New South Wales and Victoria enacted legislation introducing non-contributory pensions for those aged 65 and over. Queensland legislated a similar system in 1907 before the Deakin government introduced a national aged pension under the Invalid and Old-Aged Pensions Act 1908. A national invalid disability pension was started in 1910 ...

  3. Superannuation in Australia - Wikipedia

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    The full pension, as at March 2022, is $882.20 per fortnight for singles, and $665 each for couples. [53] Pension recipients are assessed under an Asset test and an Income test and their pension is reduced by whichever test lowers their pension amount the most.

  4. Disability pension - Wikipedia

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    The disability pension consists of two components. The first is a basic amount which is fixed to 9% of average wages (2,700 CZK in 2018) . The second components is a percentage amount from the average of previous wages. The percentage is determined individually from the number of insured years. This amount is higher for higher degrees of ...

  5. Centrelink - Wikipedia

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    Centrelink logo until 2012. The Centrelink Master Program, or more commonly known as Centrelink, is a Services Australia master program [2] of the Australian Government.It delivers a range of government payments and services for retirees, the unemployed, families, carers, parents, people with disabilities, Indigenous Australians, students, apprentices and people from diverse cultural and ...

  6. Retirement age - Wikipedia

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    There’s no benefit to wait after age 70 to start receiving the pension. The maximum monthly amount you can receive is reached when you turn 70. If you start before age 65, payments will decrease by 0.6% each month (or by 7.2% per year), up to a maximum reduction of 36% if you start at age 60.

  7. Department of Social Security (Australia) - Wikipedia

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    The disability support pension was the primary source of income support for disabled people who could not support themselves with paid employment. [ 32 ] Initially introduced under the Invalid and Old-age Pensions Act 1908 in 1910 as the Invalid pension, the pension provided income support for those who were 16 years and over and permanently ...

  8. Child benefit - Wikipedia

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    Payments are then reduced by 30 cents in every dollar over that amount until the payment reaches nil. To receive some Family Tax Benefit Part A, the maximum income levels are $76,256 a year for a family with one dependent child under 18 and $77,355 a year for a family with one dependent 18- to 24-year-old.

  9. Unemployment benefits - Wikipedia

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    The benefit is payable for 1/3 of the contribution period. The benefit amount is 70% of the legal reference salary plus additional amounts for persons with dependants. The benefit reduces to 60% of the reference salary after six months. The minimum benefit is €497 per month and the maximum is €1087.20 per month for a single person. [64]