Want to gain a better u nderstanding of Centrelink payments for seniors?
\n \nNearly two-thirds of Australia ns beyond retirement age rely on government assist ance as their main source of income.
\n \nT his free online session will provide an overview o f Centrelink payments and services available to pe ople who are retired\, planning for retirement\, o r continuing to work after reaching Age Pension ag e. It will cover key payments including Age Pensio n\, Carer Payment and Carer Allowance\, as well as special provisions for older people receiving Job Seeker Payment.
\n \nWe will also explore c ommon issues affecting older Australians\, includi ng residency requirements\, member of a couple rul es\, and income and assets tests. The session will examine the implications of temporarily leaving a principal home\, selling a principal home\, and s ituations where one or both members of a couple mo ve into residential aged care.
\n \nTarget audience: Community workers and v olunteers\, aged care workers\, social workers and lawyers.
DESCRIPTION:\n \n \n \n Want to gain a better understanding of Centrelink payments for seniors?\n \n \n \n Nearl y two-thirds of Australians beyond retirement age rely on government assistance as their main source of income.\n \n \n \n This free online session wi ll provide an overview of Centrelink payments and services available to people who are retired\, pla nning for retirement\, or continuing to work after reaching Age Pension age. It will cover key payme nts including Age Pension\, Carer Payment and Care r Allowance\, as well as special provisions for ol der people receiving JobSeeker Payment.\n \n \n \n We will also explore common issues affecting olde r Australians\, including residency requirements\, member of a couple rules\, and income and assets tests. The session will examine the implications o f temporarily leaving a principal home\, selling a principal home\, and situations where one or both members of a couple move into residential aged ca re.\n \n \n \n Target audience: Community workers and volunteers\, aged care workers\, social worker s and lawyers.\n \n CATEGORIES:Webinar CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260922T140000 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260922T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20260922T160000 URL:https://welfarerightscentre.org.au/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=61 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR