by James Coyle | Dec 16, 2022 | Centrelink Age Pension, Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
With seven out of 10 older Australians currently on an Age Pension you would think the rules would be relatively easy to understand. Unfortunately complexity is a feature of our retirement income system – another feature is the frequency of changes to rules and...
by James Coyle | Dec 15, 2022 | Centrelink Age Pension
And answers for 2022 With over 100,000 members who are at or near retirement, the Retirement Essentials’ Customer Service Team answers a LOT of questions on a weekly basis. Given that nearly 70% of Australians are on a full or part Age Pension, many are concerned with...
by James Coyle | Dec 15, 2022 | Centrelink Age Pension, Planning for Retirement
Five things you need to know about gifting The Bank of Mum and Dad is an emotive and not entirely accurate term when it comes to family loans. It’s not just adult kids who are the beneficiaries of the largesse of older Australians. It can be friends, nieces or...
by James Coyle | Dec 12, 2022 | Centrelink Age Pension, Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
Late last week the Albanese Government and state and territory premiers agreed upon an energy price relief package to curtail rocketing electricity and gas prices for Australian consumers. Such price rises are an ongoing sore point for many Australian households....
by James Coyle | Dec 9, 2022 | Commonwealth Seniors Health Card
Easy concession applications Here’s a quick and easy way to lift your income in 2023 if you are a self-funded retiree. On November 4, the thresholds for the Commonwealth Seniors Health Care Card increased substantially. The Federal Government’s predictions were that...
