Calls grow to let pensioners work without losing benefits
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For months, I have been calling for the abolition of the pension income test so seniors can take on additional work without losing access to the Aged Pension.
A broad coalition of groups recently backed the call, arguing that retaining more people in the workforce longer reduces the need to fill skill gaps with migrants.
ABC News reported growing pressure on the federal government to ease pension rules to allow older Australians to work without losing benefits:
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About the author
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.
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