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332 age pension deep dive - living on the pension (part 2)

Author
Glen James
Published
Wed 13 Aug 2025
Episode Link
https://shows.acast.com/retire-right/episodes/332

In this 2-part mini series, Glen is joined by Justin Bott, a Community Information Officer from Services Australia to unpack everything around the Centrelink age pension. In part 2, Glen and Justin discuss what you need to know about living on the pension, touching on:


πŸ‘‰πŸΎ changes you must tell Centrelink within 14 days

πŸ‘‰πŸΏ how working affects your pension and tax

πŸ‘‰πŸ» gifting limits and their impact on payments

πŸ‘‰ what deeming is and how it’s calculated

πŸ‘‰πŸΌ travelling overseas and the portability rules

πŸ‘‰πŸ½ how super interacts with your pension eligibility


Check out part 1 'getting ready to claim' here: https://youtu.be/gdUtPARt5I0


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