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Overseas pensions can significantly impact your Australian Age Pension entitlements—understanding means testing, reporting obligations, and currency fluctuations is essential to optimise your financial future.

Retirees considering Lifestyle Villages should understand that while they may qualify as homeowners under Age Pension rules, they can still receive Rent Assistance for site fees, helping reduce costs and maximise pension benefits in this affordable community living option.

In response to inflation and rising living costs, the Australian government has increased Centrelink payments and adjusted income test thresholds for healthcare cards to aid pensioners, job seekers, and others reliant on government assistance.