by James Coyle | May 10, 2019 | Centrelink Age Pension
Recently we had a chat with one elderly couple who said they wish someone had pulled them aside when they started their application journey and shared this information with them. It would have saved a ton of time and literally thousands of dollars. So we’re sharing...
by James Coyle | Mar 29, 2019 | Centrelink Age Pension
The 2019 Federal Budget is scheduled to be handed down on April 2 (Tuesday) barely a month before the election. Prime Minister Scott Morrison promises to deliver a budget surplus (estimated at $1.3 billion); a move backed by economists from the National Australia...
by James Coyle | Mar 25, 2019 | Centrelink Age Pension
Centrelink have released its regular change to Age Pension rates in an attempt to keep payments in line with inflation. These new rates are effective from 20 March 2019. Centrelink determines an applicant’s Age Pension entitlement and therefore their Age Pension...
by James Coyle | Mar 25, 2019 | Centrelink Age Pension
Senior Australians are being encouraged to stay in the workforce without affecting their Age Pension with the Work Bonus incentive program. The Work Bonus applies to anyone who is receiving the Age Pension and works for an employer on a part time, casual or seasonal...
by James Coyle | Mar 7, 2019 | Video Tutorials
Hi, it’s Greg from Retirement Essentials, your helping hand when applying for the age pension. Personal assets are the contents of your home, your caravans, cars trailers and the like. Importantly it does not include your family home. Centrelink will assume...
by James Coyle | Mar 7, 2019 | Video Tutorials
Q&A: Is my home counted as an asset? Hi, it’s Greg from Retirement Essentials, your helping hand when applying for the age pension. Generally speaking your home is exempt from the assets test. There are some exceptions for example if you have a very large or...
by James Coyle | Mar 7, 2019 | Video Tutorials
Q&A: Is my account based pension counted as income or asset? Hi, it’s Greg from Retirement Essentials, your helping hand when applying for the age pension. An account based pension is also known an as ‘allocated’ pension and it’s a regular income...
by James Coyle | Feb 8, 2019 | Company News
Retirement Essentials is excited to share that we have been announced as a finalist in the national Fintech Business Awards 2019. Competing as a finalist in the Fintech Start-up Business of the Year category, we eagerly await the announcement of winners for...
by James Coyle | Nov 22, 2018 | Video Tutorials
Hi, it’s Greg here from Retirement Essentials. The Age Pension for most people is the foundation layer of their retirement income. 7/10 people currently and that is forecast to continue will be eligible for a full or part Age Pension….
by James Coyle | Nov 12, 2018 | Video Tutorials
There are two really common mistakes that people make when applying for the Age Pension. The first common mistakes people make is as a couple, assuming that both members of the couple have to be of Age Pension age before they can apply for the Age...
