[b]Q.[/b] Mark
I am 59 and on the Disability Pension. I was born 14.4.49, when do I transfer to the Age Pension?

[b]A. [/b]Provided by Hank Jongen, Centrelink General Manager
The Age Pension is a safety net giving people who have reached Age Pension age adequate income in retirement.
To qualify for Age Pension a man must be aged 65 or over, but women qualify for Age Pension at different ages. From 1 July 1995 the minimum age for women to receive Age Pension began to increase.
By 2014, the minimum qualifying age for women will be 65 years, making it the same for everyone. Until then, the qualifying age for women depends on their date of birth.
Below is a link to a table which shows when women qualify:
http://www.aboutseniors.com.au/index.php/articles/category/centrelink#pensions_payments_allowances_and_tests