Push to bring family home into pension test

Monday 17 August 2015

A new push is afoot to include one’s principal place of residence in the assets test for the Aged Pension. From The AFR:

The exalted status of the family home in the retirement income system will be challenged at the National Reform Summit.

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Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.