Returning to Australia after living overseas: your pension and Medicare
Services Australia says you usually don't need to tell them you're back.
Checked 20 October 2026
Coming home
The pension, Medicare and housing when you come back.
Guides on Coming home
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Moving overseas permanently on the Age Pension: what changes the day you leave
If you leave Australia to live overseas, Services Australia pays an outside-Australia rate from the day you leave: the base rate only, A$29,520.40 a year for a single person or A$44,506.80 for a couple who are both eligible (from 20 September 2026).
Checked 20 October 2026
Aged care overseas or at home? Australian aged care costs and wait times in 2026
Australian Government-funded aged care is delivered in Australia, after an aged care assessment.
Checked 20 October 2026
Keep, rent or sell the family home when you retire overseas
Your home stays exempt from the Age Pension assets test for the first 12 months of a temporary absence, and rent from it counts as income.
Checked 20 October 2026
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