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Media column - Hank Jongen’s August column - Mythbusters
If you're heading overseas to visit family, picking up a few shifts after retirement or helping your grandkids with a cash gift, you may have heard conflicting advice about how it could affect your Age Pension.
Media column - Don’t miss out on a Child Care Subsidy top up
Are you one of the over million families who get Child Care Subsidy? You could be owed a top up payment thanks to annual payment ‘balancing’ starting mid-August.
Media column - Thinking of retiring overseas? Hank Jongen explains what it could mean for your pension
A question I’m hearing more and more from retirees is: can I move overseas and still get my Age Pension?
Media column - Hank Jongen on what balancing actually means for your family payments this financial year
When you hear the word ‘balancing’, you might picture someone walking a tightrope, arms out, trying not to fall.
Media column - Rushing your tax return could cost you, Hank Jongen explains
There’s a reason the tortoise beats the hare.
Media column - Hank Jongen column - Centrelink’s assessment of gifting
Many people want to help their children, grandchildren, family members or charities by giving them money or assets. You are allowed to do that.
Media column - Don’t set and forget: a simple step that could help prevent elder abuse, Hank Jongen explains
When talking about elder abuse, we might picture something obvious or extreme, but in reality it can be far more subtle.
Media column - Hank Jongen on the important deadline families can’t afford to miss
A simple 5 minute task could save families thousands of dollars, but the clock is ticking.
Media column - Hank Jongen’s June column - What You Need to Know at Tax Time
Every year, tax time rolls around and it can feel a bit overwhelming. We help millions of Australians who get a Centrelink payment, use Medicare or claim Child Support, navigate what to do.
Media column - This State of Origin, everyone can be a winner - Hank Jongen talks about the $273 million sitting in unpaid Medicare benefits
It doesn’t matter whether you barrack for the blues or cheer for the maroons at this year’s State of Origin.