An increase in the Asset Free Area to qualify for the full Age Pension (see table below); and A reduction in the Part Pension Assets Threshold, with a doubling of the pension reduction taper rate from ...

Changes to the asset test rules for the aged pension that were effective from 1 January, 2017 could hurt middle-income Australians, the SMSF Association has warned. The Association believed that the ...

The age pension will increase, as will the upper limits of the assets and income tests for a part pension in retirement, on 20 March. The Department of Social Services has just announced the next ...

Thinking of helping family financially in retirement? Here’s what the current Age Pension gifting rules allow, how Centrelink ...