How owning a home can affect pensions and payments

Learn how owning your own home will impact the amount we pay you

Granny flats, retirement villages and sale leaseback agreements

Moving out of your home can affect your pension payments.

Loans and mortgages

Find out how your current loans can impact your rate of pension

A loan against the equity in your house

A reverse mortgage can impact the amount of pension we pay you

Selling your home

You pension or payment may change if you sell your home

Owning a farm

We may include your farm in both the income and the assets tests

Real estate

Learn how the property you own can affect your pension or payment

Residency rules

We use these rules if you claim the service pension, income support supplement or veteran payment

Travelling or living overseas

There are some cases where your pension will stop if you move or travel overseas

Residential aged care and your income support payment

Learn more about how residential aged care could affect your income support payment.