This unit is for people in or approaching retirement who need to understand their eligibility for Social Security payments in retirement as well as how to maximize their benefits

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​Items covered are:

• Eligibility
• Payment rates
•  The asset and income tests
• Age timetable
• Tax offsets
• Pension Loans Scheme
• Deeming rules
• Gifting restrictions
• Actual assessed income
• Super pension’s impact on the age pension
• Partial pensions