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Post by Banjo on Oct 14, 2015 13:44:35 GMT 7
Enjoy. When the buzz wears off there's better places in the Philippines that Fields Avenue.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2015 6:06:15 GMT 7
I have a general question regarding 17 weeks combined paid and unpaid leave outside of Australia.
If i do the 4 months, come back to have my DSP reinstated would I then be able to go back again later on in the calendar year or do I have to await the start of the new calendar year.
My ideal scenario would be 6 months here and 6 months there. I can't take it here much longer. Going unpaid is not the issue for me. I'd just like a fall back option if I'm not as good a punter as I think I am.
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Post by Banjo on Nov 9, 2015 7:19:38 GMT 7
I would say that you would only be entitled to 17 weeks in any 12 month period. What you would also have to consider is residency issues, spending 6 months a year away may cause problems, the DSP is still a residency based pension if you don't have Unlimited Portability. You could also be required to show how you are supporting yourself for the unpaid period each year, I'd try to talk this through with International Services and see what they say.
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Post by Banjo on Nov 29, 2015 20:40:06 GMT 7
I used to stay at the Southern Star, out of the way a bit and reasonably priced.
Many years ago now.
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Post by Banjo on Nov 30, 2015 13:00:29 GMT 7
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Post by immiadvice on Dec 1, 2015 8:09:02 GMT 7
Well congratulations on the government coming to it's senses.
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Post by joffa on Dec 15, 2015 12:47:59 GMT 7
Good luck Mr Rey. If your condition hadn't stabilized they shouldn't have granted you DSP. They did, so it must have stabilized then. If what you have written here is true and you have the paperwork to back it up I can't see how you can lose. That is if all else works i.e. the 20 points, no work capacity etc... Am wondering how affordable Cambodia is these days with the shitty conversion rate.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2015 11:08:43 GMT 7
good day guys, been following this board as a guest for awhile and wanna contribute as well.
iam on DSP since 2008.here my observations to the new travel restrictions.
had one trip march to july, maxed it out. 4 weeks paid and 13 weeks unpaid. came back for 5 weeks and went again for 13 weeks unpaid.
spoke with cl about it. as long as u keep ur residency intact no problem at all.
5,5 month outside, 6.5month inside. keep bank account, car rego,address etc.
and travel to different areas when asked.
iam sure this all will change in future. when money runs and out and boom is over welfare is always the first to be cut.
i doubt DSP will exist in 5 years time like it is now. thankx to the rich chinese who kept our system alive past years...
next system will be free money for all.... finland and switzerland is testing this soon.
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Post by Banjo on Dec 16, 2015 12:53:07 GMT 7
Welcome to the board Tom.
Interesting comment about the 5.5 months abroad and 6.5 months at home to ensure residency. I'd like to see them put it in writing, in particular for people approaching the Age Pension and doing a lot of traveling.
Welfare has been well and truly cut already, with the DSP assessment tightened up by the previous government it will cut back further.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2015 10:50:09 GMT 7
thank you banjo.
nobody puts anything in writing neither they sign any letters in good old corporate australia. under some circumstances even absent for 1-2 years should not be an issue regarding residence. important is to maintain ties to australia and show that your absent is travel not to establish new residence somewhere else.
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Post by Banjo on Dec 18, 2015 12:20:11 GMT 7
I believe anyone with 35 years AWLR should have automatic portability of the Age Pension.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2015 16:29:31 GMT 7
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Post by Banjo on Dec 18, 2015 17:42:39 GMT 7
They'll just have to stop putting tax payers money into self managed super funds.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2015 19:29:56 GMT 7
Banjo, I think you perhaps recall our convo when I described a rather well employed senior media adviser mate of mine who moaned like hell about the NDIS, welfare, pensioners etc etc etc then boasted how he was able to salary sacrifice his whole package, then roll it into a device where he gains a back payment return, pays no tax, then comes out the other side having, in my eyes, EVADED tax. Not avoided, but evaded. Whilst those 2 words in the tax world seem clear and in the moral world are as well, as you say, all the tax rebates that are allowed into people supers who are on alreadly massive incomes, to me seems immoral. I still think tax is good. It pays for those to come in the future. It pays for the infrastructure that no one esle but govt can do. Education for those who will become the next business owners to have a brain to be able to become an emplyer and, also to educate those who that next business owner needs staff for. I could go on, and say well, taxes pay for the police, for the roads.
Bugger it, I had written more, then my hand went on this damn device and the screen went dead. My mind was lost in a whole head of economic mumbo jumbo during that, with treasureres speaking of debt to gdp figures of such and such.
I was a bit lost with some commentators thinking that for some reason 25% of govt spending is something that detracts from the private sector, as they tried to describe it as that being a loss to that sector. Yet the same private sector relies so much on govt to stimulate them with various infrastructure projects to maintain their livehoods.
I think though, the bottom line is thus, defiects are not bad. IN fact, the oposite is bad. A surplus of govt funds means that a country is not investing on its future. I am yet to find a reason why the Rudd govt was, via Gillard dertimating him, a reason, that all things that Rudd was doing was to stimulate sectors of public expenditure via things like NBN etc that Turnbull now calls inovation. INdeed, Turnbull is a re incarnation of what Rudd was doing.
Rudd though, and lets all remember this, increased the rate for those on DSP to the same rate as those on OAP. That was a quantum leap. Macklin though was never a Rudd "man" as she was one of the most virilant in objection to him and was a supporter of Gillard who as we know, said "well, the OAP never vote for us" and "well, its tough love"
Politics though, as I have said before, is a reflection on people, and who you vote for you get. The French though seem to have dismissed the far right crazies, and that is good. Some balance occuring. What will occur in the US should be the same. There are enough centre to the left that will see through the ravings of a fool with a rodent stuck to his head.
But on the same token, never trust what is our thing now, which ISNT Abbott. That is all that is keeping the prince of Point Piper in the lodge, until many wake up to his bull dust as well.
But i get back to the thrust of this and its about fairness. Its not fair that whilst ploughing in your good salary and well deserved for gaining it, to then ask for a rebate so you in fact get a profit on it. To me, that isnt equitable.
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Post by Banjo on Dec 18, 2015 20:34:20 GMT 7
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