From 20 September 2024, the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card (CSHC) income test thresholds increased in line with the Consumer Price Index. The CSHC may provide ...

The full age pension rate for singles is $29,754 per ... it is usually (but not always) the income test that is the prominent test. Whereas if you and your spouse are both retired, the assets ...

BT’s technical services team regularly answers questions on superannuation strategies from advisers. In one scenario, a ...

If you’re on the pension and own a significant amount of cryptocurrency, you’ll need to let Services Australia know.

In a Written response on November 1, Treasury Minister James Murray said: “The Government is committed to making sure older people can live with the dignity and respect they deserve in retirement. The ...

Older Australians love to travel, and we receive many inquiries about how caravans are classed as an asset under Age Pension ...

While legacy pension reform was proposed by the previous Government, no such reform was achieved before its demise. On the ...

Despite the full New State Pension now being worth £221.20 per week and the full Basic State Pension worth £169.50, data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that in 2021, some 3.3 ...

Successful new claims for Pension Credit made before December 21 will receive a backdated Winter Fuel Payment.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that DLA claimants born before April 8, 1948, will remain with DLA ...

Just over two fifths (42 per cent) of workers reduced their working hours or plan to do so as they approached retirement, according to research from Standard Life, raising concerns over the ability to ...