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Centrelink boosts payments: How the new changes will affect your pension

In just a few weeks, over 2.5 million Australians receiving the Centrelink Age Pension will notice a boost to their payments.
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NICK BRUINING: Part-pensioners to feel the pain of higher deeming rates as Centrelink payments rise

There’s a double-edged sword coming for part-pensioners. Centrelink payments will rise next week, but so will deeming rates.

Centrelink cash boost for 5 million Aussies on Age Pension, JobSeeker to hit bank accounts in weeks

Centrelink payments rates and deeming rates will increase on March 20. (Source: Getty) Millions of Centrelink recipients will see a boost to their social security payments next mo ...

Centrelink Age Pension payment rates, cut-off limits to change for 2.5 million in weeks

More than 2.6 million Age Pensioners will see an increase to their payments in a few weeks. (Source: Getty) Australians ...
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Turning 67 soon? Here’s exactly when you should apply for the Age Pension

Planning to apply for the Age Pension? Here’s when you should start preparing, when you can apply, and whether payments are backdated if you wait until after your 67th birthday.
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The Centrelink rule that helps parents access $948 a week

Becoming a parent often comes with a long list of financial adjustments. Yet many Australians may not realise just how much ...