by Jeremy Duffield | Sep 3, 2025 | Centrelink Age Pension
What would you do if you won a lottery prize of $766,000? That’s a life-changing amount of money for most people. What if you found out you could be entitled to even more – over $1.1 million? The good news is you don’t need a winning ticket to receive that...
by Kaye Fallick | Sep 3, 2025 | Planning for Retirement
One of the great myths about retirement over the last 20 or so years is the significant sums of money you are going to need. For far too long the myth of a million dollars was prevalent. This went largely unchallenged when most Australians were saving for retirement,...
by Amanda Hardy Lai | Sep 3, 2025 | Centrelink Age Pension
Some of the best Age Pension questions we receive at Retirement Essentials come not from people already at eligibility age, but from those in their early-to-mid 60s, planning for what’s ahead. Whether it’s deciding how to spend super before age 67, shifting funds...
by Amanda Hardy Lai | Aug 28, 2025 | Planning for Retirement
As retirement approaches, it’s natural to ask, “Am I going to be okay financially?” For Australians with a modest super balance, this question can feel urgent. Many people worry they won’t have enough to live comfortably, particularly if they’ve worked part-time,...
by Amanda Hardy Lai | Aug 28, 2025 | Centrelink Age Pension
Owen, 69, had been looking forward to sharing weekends with Laila, 60 – gardening, travel, and the small routines that come with building a life together. But before Laila moved in, Owen wanted to know one practical thing: how would his Age Pension change once...
by Kaye Fallick | Aug 28, 2025 | Retirement Income
Now is the time of year you will receive your annual super statement. There are three ways you might respond: Ignore it. Use the opportunity to conduct a regular checkup to see how you are going … or Go further and use this as a trigger to finetune your investments...
by Jeremy Duffield | Aug 21, 2025 | Retirement Advice
For many of us, the idea of retirement finances can feel as complex and frustrating as a Rubik’s Cube. It’s a puzzle with many different sides and components that you have to twist and turn until they all align. You’re trying to juggle your Age...
by Kaye Fallick | Aug 21, 2025 | Centrelink Age Pension
The twice-yearly Age Pension indexation has now been announced with changes due to start on 20 September 2025. The tables below show the changes which affect retirees, as confirmed by the Department of Social Security (DSS) on 19 August. The new payment rates...
by Amanda Hardy Lai | Aug 21, 2025 | Centrelink Age Pension
Retiring before you qualify for the Age Pension can feel like stepping into no-man’s land. You’ve wrapped up your working life, but you’re not yet eligible for government support. It’s a unique stage – and one that’s becoming increasingly common since the Age Pension...
by Kaye Fallick | Aug 20, 2025 | Centrelink Age Pension
On Tuesday 19 August the Minister for Social Services, Tanya Plibersek, announced significant changes to Age Pension payments and deeming rates. These changes are due to come into effect on 20 September this year. The base rate of the Age Pension will increase for...
