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The Age Pension is an income support pension based on the income and assets of the recipient. The Aged Blind Pension is not income tested. To be eligible for an Age Pension (Blind) a person must be legally blind and satisfy certain age and residence requirements. The claimant must be an Australian citizen, or have permanent resident status and have resided in Australia continuously for 10 years. The claimant's eligibility is also determined according to their date of birth.
The income received from the Aged Pension (Blind) is classified as taxable income and must be declared in the tax return. However it is assessed differently to the Aged Pension, and thus it may be beneficial to transfer from the Aged Pension to the Aged Pension (Blind).
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