Portugal Agreement and foreign pension information 106-04027000
Expand allThis document outlines specific information about the Agreement including the process of making a claim for Australian payment under the Agreement and coding of Portuguese payments.
Commencement date
The Agreement with Portugal started on 1 November 1992 and was fully revised on 1 October 2002.
Claiming and benefits covered
The 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 Portugal, to meet the minimum requirements for payment.
Australian payments covered:
- Age Pension
- Disability Support Pension (DSP) for the severely disabled
- Parenting Payment Single (PPS)
- Double Orphan Pension (DOP)
- Carer Payment (CP)
Note: only carer partners of Age Pension or DSP customers in Portugal can be granted CP. Only 'widowed persons' can be granted PPS.
Customers can claim Australian payments under International Agreement by contacting Services Australia or the Portuguese authorities.
Portuguese payments covered:
- Old Age Pension
- Invalidity Pension
- Survivors Pension
- Death Grant
- Funeral Grant
- Unemployment Benefit
- Sickness benefits
- Maternity Benefit
- Non-contributory benefits
Customers can claim a foreign pension by contacting the Services Australia or the Portuguese authorities.
Information for International Agreements
Information on how International Agreements work and general concepts used in Agreements is in International Social Security Agreements.
The Resources page contains links to International Programme homepage, Centrelink International Services (CIS) and the Services Australia website.
Related links
International Social Security Agreements
Claims for Australian payments under International Agreements
Agreement liaisons, NZ CICs and exchange of information
Non embargo comparable foreign payment arrears debts