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Rich getting richer: Tax system widening the wealth and gender divides
Four main tax policies are seeing the gap widening between rich and poor, and men and women.
Written by
Anna Wall
Age Pension
Good news! Means test thresholds rise, making more eligible for pension
Good news! Means test thresholds rise, making more eligible for pension
Indexation is back, which means an Age Pension increase plus changes to the assests and income tests.
Money Expert
Nick Bruining
Age Pension
Pension payment changes for Easter: What you need to know
Pension payment changes for Easter: What you need to know
Here’s everything you need to know to get your Centrelink payment on time.
Written by
Anna Wall
Age Pension
‘If I give my inheritance to my sons and nephews, will it impact my pension?’
‘If I give my inheritance to my sons and nephews, will it impact my pension?’
Plus, can you spend all your super then claim the pension? Noel Whittaker has the answers.
Money Expert
Noel Whittaker
Politics
Nothing to crow about: March Age Pension increase labelled ‘inadequate’
Nothing to crow about: March Age Pension increase labelled ‘inadequate’
An increase to the age pension is set to reach millions of Australians on March 20, but critics say it needs to be higher.
Written by
Anna Wall
Age Pension
‘Generous’ Age Pension? Over-65s have PLENTY to say on this
‘Generous’ Age Pension? Over-65s have PLENTY to say on this
"Assumptions are made based on people who live in a perfect world. Sadly, we don't actually live in a perfect world, hence the need for a good pension system."
Written by
Rachael Rosel
Age Pension
‘If I release $600,000 in home equity, how will it impact my Age Pension?’
‘If I release $600,000 in home equity, how will it impact my Age Pension?’
Making the wrong move here could have the impact of entirely removing this reader’s pension eligibility.
PROPERTY EXPERT
Rachel Lane
Retirement Income
Pension beliefs busted as long-awaited Retirement Income Review revealed
Pension beliefs busted as long-awaited Retirement Income Review revealed
Three smart Australians were asked by Josh Frydenberg to investigate whether our retirement income system was fit for purpose. Here’s what they found.
Age Pension
‘I’m worried that releasing $200K in home equity will impact my pension?’
‘I’m worried that releasing $200K in home equity will impact my pension?’
There are clever solutions that could allow this reader to downsize AND keep as much of her pension as possible.
PROPERTY EXPERT
Rachel Lane
Politics
Budget 2020: Pensioners to pocket $500 as govt warns ‘deficits for decade’
Budget 2020: Pensioners to pocket $500 as govt warns ‘deficits for decade’
Here are the key changes that will affect senior Australians outlined by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg in tonight's Federal Budget.
Written by
Jessica Galley
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A miserly UK pensions policy robs thousands of retirees in Australia
by
Jim Tilley
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by
Brian Lee
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‘The Age Pension is not your reward for working hard’
by
Marnie Rogers
Bloggers
‘It was like winning the lottery when I received the Age Pension’
by
Karen Jones