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Post by Banjo on May 8, 2012 19:31:31 GMT 7
Australian Working Life Residency — strengthening requirements Department of Human Services - - .. - - The Government will achieve savings of $50.8 million over four years by amending the Australian Working Life Residence (AWLR) rules applying to the Age Pension, from 1 January 2014. The new arrangements will strengthen Australian residency requirements and improve the equity of assessments and bring them more into line with international practice. Under the change, Age Pension recipients who are overseas for more than 26 weeks will be paid their maximum entitlement of pension only if their AWLR is 35 years or more, rather than 25 years as applies under current arrangements. Pension recipients with less than 35 years AWLR will be paid a proportional rate. Pensioners overseas on the date of implementation will not be affected by this change unless they return to Australia for at least 26 weeks. In addition, all partnered pensioners residing overseas will be paid based on their own AWLR rather than their partner's AWLR. Grandfathering provisions will protect existing customers who are currently being paid under an international agreement. www.budget.gov.au/2012-13/content/bp2/html/bp2_expense-09.htm
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Post by Banjo on May 8, 2012 19:36:04 GMT 7
This is a bit of a surprise as well.
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Post by Banker on May 8, 2012 19:55:53 GMT 7
A bit further down the track they will change the 26 to 13 weeks.
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Post by Banker on May 8, 2012 19:57:31 GMT 7
Next thing will be frozen pensions just like the UK?
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Post by Banjo on May 8, 2012 20:05:00 GMT 7
I didn't like the sound of the "bringing them into line with international practice". That means the international practice that suits them...
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Post by howdo on May 9, 2012 7:39:14 GMT 7
Whats with this controlling peoples lives? telling you where, when and how you can live, welcome to the lucky country folks.
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Post by Banker on May 9, 2012 7:51:02 GMT 7
Whats with this controlling peoples lives? telling you where, when and how you can live, welcome to the lucky country folks. I made post the other day saying this was all about control and Money, saving the govt $$$$$$$$$$$$$$
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Post by spaceyone on May 9, 2012 8:25:47 GMT 7
The problem is that once they have assumed control, they then do little to help you to survive in the circumstances they have put you in. No money for that, they claim.
When rules came into affect requiring me to work, I was ordered to move to the city to find a job. Three years later, in $7,000 debt, still unemployed but now sick, and after moving house 6 times, I am now back in a country area where rent is affordable, but there is little work.
Great job Centrelink. And when I did start asking for help, after two years of battling through it all on my own, I had my payments cancelled for complaining.
Both political parties are heartless, corrupt, dictators, leeching away the wealth to squander or spend on themselves, while blaming us for it.
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