More than 2.6 million Age Pensioners will see an increase to their payments in a few weeks. (Source: Getty) Australians ...

Deeming rates are about to increase for the second time in six months after the government made a change to the process.

A lift in deposit rates coupled with the ‘normalisation’ of Centrelink deeming rates will spell bad news for thousands of income-tested part-pensioners and Seniors Health Card holders.

Within just a fortnight, almost every key number in Australia’s retirement system has either changed, or is about to.

There’s a double-edged sword coming for part-pensioners. Centrelink payments will rise next week, but so will deeming rates.

While discussion was focused on the federal government’s economic reform roundtable last week, a significant change that will mainly affect age pensioners flew under the radar. For the first time in ...

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