Is my Thai wife entitled to a widow's pension in Australia if I pass away?

@David *********

no disrespect ment

@Paul ******

residence then?

@Paul ******

cool, times have changed.

@Rob *********

correct, they phased it out years ago the pricks!

@David *********

the Australian aged pension you are receiving cannot be transferred or willed to another person upon your death, each recipient of the aged pension must apply for it in person and pass the qualification rules to receive it. The widow pension is an old benefit and does not exsist anymore. So basically as your wife is neither an Australian citizen or permanent resident she will unfortunately receive no benefits upon your death, only what assets you leave to her in your will.

@Paul ******

age pension is based on residency not citizenship.

@Rob *********

not another person it wife every country can do it

@Thomas ********

just my information in a discussion in social media.

@Matthew ******

The partner might be a veteran and the surviving spouse may get nothing. The sytem is pretty complicated. It depends on the status of the veteran. eg if the veteran is Gold Card TPI or EDA, the surviving partner would automaticallky receive a War Widow(er) pension fron DVA refardless of the cause of the veterans death, If the veteran dies and his cause of death can be related to service or cause of death is a DVA accepted condition then the partner will also get the War Widows pension. If the veteran is GoldCard (but not TPI/EDA) or White Card or no card and the cause of death is unrelated to service then partner is entitled to nothing.

@Wayne *******

that is correct, the widows pension is a old benefit, and you cannot will your pension to another person, that person must apply for a pension on their own right, and follow the qualifications for the applicable pension.

@Wayne *******

it looks like there is no such thing as a widow's pension now.

@David *********

my wife's already on the aged pension $862 a fortnight. She lost $70 of that after 6 weeks in Thailand.

@David *********

That should read last decade. Yes they don't discriminate now. Men don't get it if wife dies.

@Ken **********

an Australian pension is not transferable to another person, every person who receives a pension in Australia must apply in person. You also cannot will you pension to another person, not even you wife.

@John *********

l know they are, l was more asking that l worked and paid tax in Australia for 40 years that l would actually be means tested to qualify for the pension?