Ireland Agreement and foreign pension information 106-04018000

The Agreement with Ireland:

• started on 1 April 1992 and
• was fully revised on 1 January 2006

The Irish Agreement allows customers to lodge a claim for payment from either country. It also allows customers to add together periods of residence in Australia and periods of social security coverage in Ireland, to meet the minimum requirements for payment.

Australian payments covered:

• Age Pension
• Disability Support Pension (DSP)
• Parenting Payment Single (PPS)

Note:

• Only ‘severely disabled’ customers can be granted DSP
• Only ‘widowed persons’ can be granted PPS

Customers can claim Australian payments under the Agreement by contacting Services Australia or the Irish authorities.

Irish payments covered:

• State Pension (Contributory)
• Invalidity Pension
• Widow Payment

Customers can claim a foreign pension by contacting Services Australia or the Irish authorities.

Information on how International Agreements work and general concepts used in agreements is contained in International Social Security Agreements.