The updated 2025 guide for the Age Pension is now available.
The guide provides information on payment rates, income, and assets tests and conditions.
Wide Bay MP Llew O’Brien, who has the guides available at his office, welcomed the revised guide.
“Payment rates, rules, and other details for the Age Pension are updated twice a year,” Mr O’Brien said.
“Some of the rules are quite complex so I provide an Age Pension Guide to ensure Wide Bay pensioners have access to up-to-date information that is clear and easy to understand.
“The September 2025 Age Pension Guide contains information about the guidelines, payments and eligibility tests relating to the Age Pension, as well as commonly asked questions and useful contact telephone numbers.”
Mr O’Brien explained a range of factors can affect a senior’s age pension payments, including the income and asset tests, deeming rates and other provisions.
“The income and asset tests and other provisions are adjusted from time to time and can change the amount of assistance that pensioners are entitled to receive, so it is important that people have access to the latest information about the support that is available,” he said.
“The Guide also provides helpful information about the Pension Bonus and Work Bonus Schemes, the Carer Payment and Allowance, and health and concession cards that are available to pensioners.”
The Guide is available free of charge and can be ordered by telephoning 4121 2936, or downloaded from the Constituent Hub/Helpful Guides section of Mr O’Brien’s website at: llewobrien.com.au/helpful-guides/
