Widow B Pension (WidB) 099-10000000
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Policy
Widow B Pension, qualification and payability
Note: this content has been removed from the Social Security Guide.
Social Security Guide, 1.2.3.40, Widow B pension (WidB) - description
Social Security Guide, 3.4.4.10, Qualification for WidB
Social Security Guide, 3.4.4.50, Payability of WidB
Circumstances of a couple
Social Security Guide, 1.1.M.120, Member of a couple
Social Security Guide, 1.1.P.85, Partner, partnered, partnered (partner in gaol)
Assessment of relationship status for WidB
Social Security Guide, 3.4.4.20, Assessment of desertion for WidB
Social Security Guide, 3.4.4.30, Assessment of divorce & annulment for WidB
Social Security Guide, 3.4.4.40, Assessment of bigamous & polygamous marriages for WidB
Portability of Widow B Pension
Social Security Guide, 7.1, Conditions for payment outside Australia
Social Security Guide, 7.1.1.10, Overview of portability legislation
Social Security Guide, 7.2, Arrangements for payment outside Australia
Pensions income and assets tests
Social Security Guide, 4.2.1.10, Pensions income test
Social Security Guide, 4.2.3, Pensions & benefits assets tests
International agreements and comparable foreign pensions
Social Security Guide, 1.1.C.230, Comparable foreign payments (CFPs)
Social Security Guide, 7.3.3, CFP notices & reasonable action requirements
Legislation
Links to the Federal Register of Legislation site go to a 'Series' page. Select the pre 20 March 2020 'superseded' version.
Qualification for Widow B Pension (WidB)
- section 362(1), Qualification for WidB
- section 362A, Widow B Pension not to be granted in certain cases
Circumstances of a couple
Social Security Act 1991, section 4(2), Member of a couple
Australian residence
Social Security Act 1991, section 7, Australian residence definitions
Portability of WidB
- section 1221, Proportionality - wife pension and widow B pension rate for entitled persons
- section 1214, Some payments generally portable with no time limit
- section 1215, Some payments generally portable with time limit