We are presently collecting interesting case studies which detail the social security entitlements of various individual Australians who have lived overseas for part of their working lives and contributed to the social security system in both Australia and elsewhere. This page will be completed soon.

In the meantime, if you have looked into your entitlements, and would be prepared to share your example with others on this page, please let us know.

More Information

Other pages in the Bilateral Social Security Agreements section of our website may interest you:

· Overview of Australia's Agreements
· Advocacy Work by the SCG
· Send Minister Patterson an E-mail
· New Agreement with the United States
· Changed Arrangements with the UK
· Changed Arrangements with New Zealand
· Do You Qualify for the Australian Age Pension?

For up-to-the-minute information on Australia's existing agreements, the implementation of new agreements and negotiations on future agreements, please refer to the International Agreements Page of the Department of Family and Community Services website.

If you have any comments or questions concerning Australia's policy on and negotiation of bilateral social security agreements, please contact the International Branch of the Australian Department of Family and Community Services in Canberra.

If you have a question concerning your own benefit entitlements, contact Centrelink International Services.

The Bilateral Social Security Agreements folder in the Archives section of this site also contains considerable background documentation.

Comments and suggestions for improvement concerning this section of the SCG website should be addressed to SCG Committee member Anne MacGregor.