Centrelink
Centrelink is a Government agency that supports people in need.
Centrelink provides a number of services for people who have reached or are nearing retirement.
Visit www.centrelink.gov.au to learn more about:
- Retirement payments
- Services and programs for retirement
- Information about postponing your retirement
- Concession and Health Care Cards
- Claiming an Age Pension
- Advice on being retrenched.
It's important to note that age pension payments are not backdated.
You should apply to Centrelink as early as possible and you can, in fact, apply up to three months before you are actually eligible.