The Queensland government has announced that all Queensland households will receive a $1,000 rebate on their electricity bills from July 2024.
This replaces the $550 electricity rebate that was paid to households in the 2023/24 financial year.
Eligible seniors, pensioners and concession card holders will … Read the rest
The Australian Age Pension increases every year in March and September.
Following the latest release of the cost of living figures from the ABS, it is expected that the maximum Australian Age Pension will increase, in March 2024, by:
Eligibility Age for the Age Pension.
The eligibility age for the Australian Age Pension became 67 years on 1 July 2023.
This means that if you were born on or after 1 January 1957, you must be 67 years old to be eligible for Age Pension.
It began to change … Read the rest
75.6% of all visits to general practitioners were bulk billed in Oct 2023.
The Work Bonus allows aged pensioners to earn up to a certain amount, from working, before their age pension begins to be reduced.
As at July 2023, the Work Bonus, together with the normal pension income free amount, now means a single … Read the rest
JobSeeker is the Australian Unemployment benefit payment and is paid every two weeks, to eligible applicants.
JobSeeker rates normally increase every 6 months, and the next increase is due from 20 September 2023.
The rate will increase by the proposed $56 per fortnight, … Read the rest
The eligibility age for the Australian Age Pension will become 67 years on 1 July 2023.
This means that if you were born on or after 1 January 1957, you must be 67 years old to be eligible for Age Pension.
Concession card holders in Queensland will still receive the normal $372 concession on their Electricity bill, together with the new $550 Electricity rebate, and the $150 cost-of-living payment, during 2023-2024.
This adds up to a benefit of $1,072 for the year, to offset their Electricity … Read the rest
Some Australian households will be eligible for a rebate on their Electricity bills in 2023/24
This was announced in the 2023-24 Australian Federal Budget, to compensate for the unacceptable energy price rises because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
This rebate will be available to those … Read the rest
JobSeeker is the Australian Unemployment benefit payment and is paid every two weeks, to eligible applicants.
Fortnightly Payment rate.
$693.10 Single, 22 or over, no children (increased from $642.70 in March 2022).
$745.20 Single, 22 or over, with children (increased … Read the rest
