by James Coyle | Mar 7, 2022 | Centrelink Age Pension, Planning for Retirement, Retirement Income
How can these rule changes increase your income? Big things are happening to super on July 1. These changes have the power to significantly improve income for older workers, Age Pensioners, and those aged 60-75. Here’s a summary of what you need to know about...
by James Coyle | Mar 4, 2022 | Planning for Retirement, Retirement Income
Understanding return on investment (ROI) is very important when deciding where to put your hard earned retirement savings. Many retirees hold Australian shares. There are historic reasons why – they often became ‘default’ investors when societies such as AMP or NRMA...
by James Coyle | Mar 4, 2022 | Centrelink Age Pension, Retirement Income
There’s a lot happening with the Age Pension at the moment. In less than two weeks the scheduled March 20 increases to the base rate will be announced and implemented. And on March 29 the Federal Government will hand down its FY 2022-2023 Budget. With an election...
by James Coyle | Feb 28, 2022 | Centrelink Age Pension, Commonwealth Seniors Health Card, Uncategorized
This is another instance where the onus is on you to get your application right. In Jargonbusters we explain the detail of age-related Age Pension eligibility. In the ‘old days’ it was easy – it was simply 65. Now it depends upon your year of birth. But whenever your...
by James Coyle | Feb 28, 2022 | Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
As we’ve reported previously, about one third of Australians are self-funded in retirement. It is largely for this cohort that a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card (CSHC) was introduced, helping those who will not receive an Age Pension to similar pharmaceutical,...
