Now it’s the Coalition that’s being accused of a “retiree tax”. As interest rates have come down over the past four years, the rate that retirees are “deemed” to have earned for the purpose of the ...
The Federal Government has announced the first change to deeming rates since they were frozen five years ago due to the pandemic. This may affect your eligibility for the age pension if the higher ...
Five years after being slashed to historical lows as a pandemic cost-of-living measure, deeming rates have increased again. Deeming is part of the income test for Centrelink payments, and the rate ...