Spain Agreement and foreign pension information 106-04032000

The Agreement with Spain:

• started on 3 June 1991 and
• was fully revised on 1 January 2003

The Spanish Agreement generally 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 Spain, to meet the minimum requirements for payment.

Australian payments covered:

• Age Pension
• Disability Support Pension (DSP)
• Carer Payment (CP)
• Parenting Payment Single (PPS)
• Double Orphan Pension (DOP)

Note:

• Only severely disabled customers can be granted DSP
• CP is limited to carer partners of Age Pension or DSP customers in Spain only
• Only 'widowed persons' can be granted PPS
• The DOP and Bereavement Smart Centre Processing Team assess and code all DOP clams. Re-categorise DOP claims to ZIAM_DOP_NCL. For help, see Bereavement/Double Orphan Pension Helpdesk

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

Spanish payments covered:

• Retirement Pension
• Invalidity Pension
• Survivor Pension
• Death Grant
• Family Benefits
• Unemployment Benefit
• Benefits for maternity or risk during pregnancy

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

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