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Policy

Qualifications for payments

Social Security Guide, 3.3, Other Labour Market & Older Students

Social Security Guide, 3.4, Retirement & Widows

Social Security Guide, 3.6.1.10, Qualification for DSP - 30 hour rule

Social Security Guide, 3.6.1.12, Qualification for DSP - 15 hour rule

Transferring between payments

Social Security Guide, 8.2.1, Transfers

Identity

Social Security Guide, 2.2.1.10, General procedures for confirming & verifying identity

Disability Support Pension becomes taxable when Age Pension age is reached

Social Security Guide, 5.3.1.10, Taxation of Payments & PAYG Payment Summary - Individual Non-Business

Social Security Guide, 3.4.6.10, Qualification for SpNP

Legislation

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Social Security Act 1991

• section 43, Qualification for Age Pension

Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

• section 12, Deemed claim in certain case
• section 11, General rule
• section 16, How to make a claim
• section 67, Person who has made a claim
• section 28, Claims for disability support pension

For various provisions relating to social security payments - rate changes, suspensions, cancellations and automatic transfers

Social Security (Administration) Act 1999, section 78, Rate increase determination through to section 85, Resumption of payment after cancellation or suspension