United States of America Agreement and foreign pension information 106-04035000

The Agreement with the US started on 1 October 2002.

The 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 the United States (US), to meet the minimum requirements for payment.

Australian payments covered:

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

Note:

• Only ‘severely disabled’ customers can be granted DSP
• CP is limited to carer partners of Age Pension or DSP customers
• Only ‘widowed persons’ can be granted PPS

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

US payments covered:

• Retirement Pension
• Disability Pension
• Survivor Pension

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

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