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Older Australians to benefit from Budget’s employment and super reforms; consultation needed on support payments, retirement income

NOTE THAT COTA HAS PUBLISHED A SEPARATE EXTENSIVE MEDIA RELEASE ON THE AGED CARE REFORM PACKAGE “RESPECT, CARE, DIGNITY” HERE Older Australians will benefit from several measures in the Federal Budget aimed at increasing workforce participation and fixing retirement incomes, Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia says, but support for vulnerable groups like renters is […]

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Thinking about moving in with family? Here’s what you need to do first

Some older people, when thinking about downsizing, decide to live with family. This might mean family moving into the older person’s home; the older person moving in with family; or building a granny flat on land belonging to family. Such scenarios – often called ’assets for care’ arrangements – often involve the older person agreeing

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