Sep 5, 2023 | Blog, Centrelink, Retirement Income Streams, Superannuation
The deductible amount definition for Centrelink and DVA purposes refers to the amount of income received from an account based pension, allocated pension or defined benefit pension that is not assessed under the ‘Income Test’ When completing documentation...
Sep 4, 2023 | Blog, Centrelink, Retirement Income Streams, SMSF, Superannuation
A grandfathered account based pension is an account based pension where the assessment of the pension income is calculated using the deductible amount method. The current assessment of a non-grandfathered account based pension for social security or aged care purposes...
Sep 2, 2019 | Blog, Centrelink, Retirement Income Streams, SMSF, Superannuation
When determining the entitlements that you are eligible for in relation to the Centrelink Age Pension and some other social security payments, you are assessed using either the ‘Income Test’ or the ‘Assets Test’. Under the income test, some...