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Age pension kept at highest indexation rate

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... retirement, the retirement standard sets a benchmark for the minimum amount required." Under the current Age Pension assets test framework, ASFA estimates a couple would need a joint superannuation balance of around $510,000 to achieve a comfortable ...

Age Pension under the spotlight in tonight's budget

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... superannuation-based saving because of frequent changes to the rules." Michayluk said that the changes to the Age Pension assets test "may incentivise people to have a larger primary residence, since it is not considered in the calculation." At the same ...

National Seniors asks Inquiry to deliver "top quality" advice

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2014
... consumers, and investigate the costs and benefits of exempting equity from the sale of the family home from the age pension assets test.

PC recommends govt-backed aged care equity release

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2011
... inequitable, and they encourage over-saving for people who wish to exploit the exemption of aged care bonds from the pension assets test. "Such subsidies perform poorly on equity grounds as they offer the greatest benefit to those with the greatest capacity ...
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