Welcome relief on pension deeming rates – Council on the Ageing will continue discussions with government on improving the process in future Australia’s peak body and leading advocate for older Australians, COTA Australia, said today’s announcement of a reduction in deeming rates used for the age pension income test will be welcome news for over […]
COTA is hosting a series of four workshops in partnership with The Department of Human Services’ Financial Information Service (FIS). Each session focusses on a topic related to retirement. Come along to these free seminars where a FIS expert will talk about the age pension and your choices, retirement income streams, your accommodation options in
Do you play Bingo? We’re looking for people located in Melbourne receiving the Age Pension who play Bingo and would like to help us understand more about it. We are interested in people’s experiences with the game, and what impacts they see from it – both the good and the bad. Interviews will take up
The Council on the Ageing Victoria (COTA Vic) is pleased to comment briefly on the Essential Services Commission (ESC) Victoria’s new draft decision for its Payment Difficulties Framework. We greatly appreciate the work to date on revising the framework and taking into consideration the barriers energy customers may face in seeking assistance regarding payment difficulties.
