International Data Exchange Program and auto indexation of foreign pensions 106-08040000

Data Exchange (DEX)

Auto-indexation (CPI)

There is no data exchange process.

Each year in January, Austrian AGE/ INV/ SUR/ RSP/ SER/ WAR/ WID pensions are auto-indexed for customers residing in Australia.

Rate may be fixed percentage or sliding scale.

Data Exchange (DEX)

Auto-indexation (CPI)

There is no data exchange process.

There is no auto-indexation of Belgian pensions.

Data Exchange (DEX)

Auto-indexation (CPI)

There is no data exchange process.

Each year on the first business day after 1 January, 1 April, 1 July and 1 October, Canadian AGE pensions are auto-indexed by a fixed percentage.

Each year on the first business day after 1 January, Canadian CPA/CPI/CPS pensions are auto-indexed by a fixed percentage.

Data Exchange (DEX)

Auto-indexation (CPI)

There is no data exchange process.

There is no auto-indexation of Chilean pensions.

Data Exchange (DEX)

Auto-indexation (CPI)

Death data:

Each month the agency sends Croatia details of all Croatian pensioners in Australia who are known to have died in the past month.

Each month, Croatia sends the agency details of all Australian pensioners in Croatia who are known to have died in the past month.

Pension rates:

Each year in April, Croatia sends the agency details of the rate of Croatian AGE/INV/SUR pensions for customers in Australia.

There is no auto-indexation of Croation pensions.

Data Exchange (DEX)

Auto-indexation (CPI)

Death data:

Each month, the agency sends Cyprus details of all Cypriot pensioners in Australia who are known to have died in the past month.

Pension rates:

Each year in January, Cyprus sends the agency details of the rate of Cypriot AGE/INV/SUR pensions for customers in Australia.

There is no auto-indexation of Cypriot pensions.

Data Exchange (DEX)

Auto-indexation (CPI)

Pension rates:

Each year in February, Czech Republic sends the agency details of the rate of Czech AGE/INV/SUR pensions for Czech pensioners in Australia and for known Australian pensioners in the Czech Republic.

There is no auto-indexation of Czech pensions.

Data Exchange (DEX)

Auto-indexation (CPI)

Death data:

Each month, the agency sends Denmark details of all Danish pensioners in Australia who are known to have died in the past month.

Pension rates:

Each year in February, Denmark sends the agency details of the rate of Danish AGE/INV pensions for customers in Australia.

Each year in April, the agency requests details from Denmark of deceased persons and the rate of Danish AGE/INV pensions for customers in Denmark.

There is no auto-indexation of Danish pensions.

Data Exchange (DEX)

Auto-indexation (CPI)

There is no data exchange process.

There is no auto-indexation of Estonian pensions.

Data Exchange (DEX)

Auto-indexation (CPI)

Death data:

Each month, the agency sends Finland details of all Finnish pensioners in Australia who are known to have died in the past month.

Pension rates:

Each year in January, the agency requests details from Finland of deceased persons and the rate of Finnish ETK/INV/SUR pensions for customers in Australia and Finland.

There is no auto-indexation of Finnish pensions.

Data Exchange (DEX)

Auto-indexation (CPI)

Death data:

Each month, the agency sends Germany details of German pensioners in Australia who are known to have died in the past month.

Pension rates:

Each year in July, the agency requests details from Germany of deceased persons and the rate of German AGE/INV/SUR pensions for customers in Australia and Germany.

There is no auto-indexation of German pensions.

Data Exchange (DEX)

Auto-indexation (CPI)

There is no data exchange process.

There is no auto-indexation of Greek pensions.

Data Exchange (DEX)

Auto-indexation (CPI)

Death data:

Each quarter, the agency requests details from Hungary of customers in Hungary who are known to have died.

Each quarter, Hungary request details from the agency of Hungarian pensioners in Australia who are known to have died.

Pension rates:

Each year in January, the agency requests details from Hungary of the rate of Hungarian AGE/INV/SUR pensions for customers in Australia and Hungary.

There is no auto-indexation of Hungarian pensions.

Data Exchange (DEX)

Auto-indexation (CPI)

There is no data exchange process.

There is no auto-indexation of Indian pensions.

Data Exchange (DEX)

Auto-indexation (CPI)

There is no data exchange process.

There is no auto-indexation of Irish pensions.

Data Exchange (DEX)

Auto-indexation (CPI)

Pension rates:

Each year in February, the agency requests details from Italy of the rate of Italian AGE/INV/SUR pensions for customers in Australia.

There is no auto-indexation of Italian pensions.

Data Exchange (DEX)

Auto-indexation (CPI)

There is no data exchange process.

There is no auto-indexation of Japanese pensions.

Data Exchange (DEX)

Auto-indexation (CPI)

Death data:

Each month, Korea requests details from the agency of Korean pensioners in Australia and New Zealand who are known to have died.

There is no auto-indexation of Korean pensions.

Data Exchange (DEX)

Auto-indexation (CPI)

Death data:

Each month, Latvia requests details from the agency of Latvian pensioners in Australia who are known to have died.

Pension rates:

Each year in October, the agency requests details from Latvia of deceased persons and the rate of Latvian AGE/INV/SUR pensions for customers in Australia and Latvia.

There is no auto-indexation of Latvian pensions.

Data Exchange (DEX)

Auto-indexation (CPI)

Death data:

Each month, the agency sends Malta details of Maltese pensioners in Australia who are known to have died in the past month.

Pension rates:

Each year in January, Malta sends the agency details of deceased persons and the rate of Maltese AGE/INV/SUR pensions for customers in Australia and Malta.

Each year in February, the agency sends Malta details of the rate of Australian pensions for all known Maltese pensioners. There is no auto-indexation of Maltese pensions.

There is no auto-indexation of Maltese pensions.

Data Exchange (DEX)

Auto-indexation (CPI)

Death data:

Each month, the agency sends the Netherlands details of Dutch pensioners in Australia who are known to have died in the past month.

Pension rates:

Each year in January and July, the agency requests details from the Netherlands of deceased persons and the rate of Dutch AGE/SUR pensions for customers in Australia and the Netherlands.

There is no auto-indexation of Dutch pensions.

Data Exchange (DEX)

Auto-indexation (CPI)

A daily data exchange of various changes in customer circumstances applies.

See Agreement liaisons, NZ CICs and exchange of information.

There is no auto-indexation of New Zealand pensions.

Data Exchange (DEX)

Auto-indexation (CPI)

There is no data exchange process.

There is no auto-indexation of Macedonian pensions.

Data Exchange (DEX)

Auto-indexation (CPI)

There is no data exchange process.

There is no auto-indexation of Norwegian pensions.

Data Exchange (DEX)

Auto-indexation (CPI)

There is no data exchange process.

There is no auto-indexation of Polish pensions.

Data Exchange (DEX)

Auto-indexation (CPI)

Death data:

Each month, the agency sends Portugal details of Portuguese pensioners in Australia who are known to have died in the past month.

Each month, Portugal sends the agency details of Australian pensioners in Portugal who are known to have died in the past month.

Pension rates:

Each year in January, the agency requests details from Portugal of deceased persons and the rate of Portuguese AGE/INV/SUR for customers in Australia and Portugal.

There is no auto-indexation of Portuguese pensions.

Data Exchange (DEX)

Auto-indexation (CPI)

There is no data exchange process.

There is no auto-indexation of Slovak pensions.

Data Exchange (DEX)

Auto-indexation (CPI)

Death data:

Each month, the agency sends Slovenia details of Slovenian pensioners in Australia who are known to have died in the past month.

Pension rates:

Each year in March, July and October, Slovenia sends the agency details of Slovenian AGE/INV/SUR pensions for customers in Australia.

There is no auto-indexation of Slovenia pensions.

Data Exchange (DEX)

Auto-indexation (CPI)

Death data:

Each month, the agency sends Spain details of Spanish pensioners in Australia who are known to have died in the past month.

Pension rates:

Each year in February, Spain sends the agency details of the rate of Spanish AGE/INV/SUR for customers in Australia.

There is no auto-indexation of Spanish pensions.

Data Exchange (DEX)

Auto-indexation (CPI)

There is no data exchange process.

There is no auto-indexation of Swiss pensions.

Data Exchange (DEX)

Auto-indexation (CPI)

Death data:

Each month, the agency sends the UK details of UK pensioners in Australia who are known to have died in the past month.

Pension rates:

Each week, the UK sends the agency details of new grants of UK AGE pension for customers in Australia.

Each 6 weeks, the UK send the agency details of UK AGE pension rate changes for customers in Australia.

Each year, the UK sends the agency details of all UK AGE pensions for customers in Australia.

Each year in May, the agency requests details from the UK of deceased persons and the rate of UK AGE pensions for customers in the UK.

Each year on the first Monday after 6 April, UK AGE/INV/WID/GPC pensions for customers in UK uprating countries are auto-indexed by a fixed percentage.

Data Exchange (DEX)

Auto-indexation (CPI)

Death data:

Each month, the US request details from the agency of deceased persons for US customers in Australia.

Each month, the agency requests details from the US of deceased persons for customers in the US.

Each year on 1 January, US AGE/INV/SUR pensions are auto-indexed by a fixed percentage.