by the Retirement Essentials Team | Dec 9, 2024 | Uncategorized
Thank you for sharing that you aren’t interested in the Home Equity Access Scheme (HEAS). Please share your answers to the following questions in the comment box below to help us understand why. Do you know what the HEAS scheme does? Do you believe home equity...
by the Retirement Essentials Team | Dec 9, 2024 | Uncategorized
Thank you for sharing your interest in the Home Equity Access Scheme (HEAS). Please share your answers to the following questions in the comment box below. Do you know what the HEAS scheme does? Do you believe home equity could make your retirement more comfortable?...
by Amanda Hardy Lai | Dec 6, 2024 | Retirement Income
Christmas is a magical time of the year, but between the joy of giving and taking that much-needed holiday break, it’s easy to overspend. With rising living costs and financial pressures continuing to challenge household budgets, the New Year could potentially bring a...
by the Retirement Essentials Team | Dec 5, 2024 | Centrelink Age Pension
If you’re one of the majority of retirees who receives a full or part Age Pension or a DVA payment, you’ll be keen to know Centrelink service options over the holiday break. Opening hours Centrelink will be closed: Wednesday 25 December 2024 Thursday 26 December 2024...
by Kaye Fallick | Dec 4, 2024 | Centrelink Age Pension
When an entitlement such as the Age Pension has been in place for more than a century, it’s tempting to assume that the rules are well-known and easy to follow. Not so, unfortunately. Every day the Retirement Essentials Customer Services Team hears from retirees who...
by Kaye Fallick | Dec 2, 2024 | Planning for Retirement
More than one fifth of Australian retirees currently live in poverty, according to a recent report by The Australia Institute. Given that we are one of the richest nations in the world this is both disturbing and difficult to believe. Today we review these findings...
by the Retirement Essentials Team | Dec 2, 2024 | Centrelink Age Pension
A majority of Australians highly value the concept of a guaranteed income for life. It’s easy to forget that the Age Pension provides such a safety net, initially for the 65% of those who reach Age Pension eligibility age of 67. And further down the track to 80% of...
by Nicole Bell | Nov 28, 2024 | Planning for Retirement
Here’s why most of us don’t Being set unrealistic targets is hardly likely to motivate anyone at any age. Yet this is often the case with retirement savings targets. Today we take a more realistic approach by using the factual ‘middle’ savings amounts for those about...
by the Retirement Essentials Team | Nov 21, 2024 | Retirement Income
Retirement Essentials congratulates the Australian Government on its 20 November announcement that it will take action to reform the retirement phase of superannuation to deliver a better retirement for all Australians. Such reforms are 100% aligned with Retirement...
by Amanda Hardy Lai | Nov 21, 2024 | Customer Stories, Planning for Retirement
Alice’s move to a better place For many retirees, home is where they want to be – to be part of a community, to stay connected to friends and family, and to enjoy their independence. If you’re thinking about what the options are for you to continue...
