How to boost your Age Pension: top Centrelink strategies

Learn how to boost your Age Pension using smart Centrelink tips. Avoid common mistakes with exempt assets, gifting, the Work Bonus, and more.

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About this episode

In this Australian Retirement Podcast episode, your co-host James O’Reilly, from Northeast Wealth, talks again with Centrelink guru, Justin Bott from Services Australia. Together they cover the clever steps that can mean a heap more Age Pension, as well as the critical mistakes that Aussies make which reduce – and sometimes completely eliminate – their entitlement.

Topics covered today

  • Using ‘exempt assets’ to boost your Age Pension payment
  • Declaring super balances in downturns
  • Is it worth chasing the Health Care Card?
  • Advanced strategies for Gifting money
  • Using the Work bonus to earn more money without impacting your entitlement
  • Valuing your home contents / cars correctly
  • Declaring changes at the right frequency
  • How relationship changes can decimate your Pension

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