Are you missing out on Government benefits?

- Retired people may be eligible for numerous benefits from a whole or part Age Pension to concessions on health care and services. These are available through the Pensioner Concession Card, Commonwealth Seniors Health Card, Health Care Card and state-based Seniors Cards.

- Some retirees who could be receiving the Age Pension miss out, simply because they do not structure their finances to fulfil the requirements of the assets and income tests.

- It is also important to understand which concessions you may be eligible for and how the rules apply. As a rough guide, it is estimated that the Pensioner Concession Card alone can be worth $1,000 to $2,000 in benefits per annum.

- Family Tax Benefit A and B – Are you eligible? Are you claiming? Paid Parental Leave – are you entitled? On the 17th June, Parliament made history by passing Australia’s first-ever paid parental leave scheme – hooray! It’s designed to encourage parents to take at least 18 weeks off work after the birth of their child and it is an action that finally brings Australia into line with every other western country in the world (bar the United States).

Centrelink rules and amounts change frequently. We can make sure you are aware of your entitlements.