More information - Retirement
Centrelink's Financial Information Service
Centrelink's Financial Information Service provides free seminars and information for anyone thinking about retirement, including people who may not qualify for the Age Pension and other government assistance. For more information:
Retirement income stream
You can get more information about retirement income stream products from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission .
Retirement investments
The National Information Centre on Retirement Investments provides a range of fact sheets and other information to help people thinking about retirement.
Government services and assistance
You can find out more about government and non-government services for people over 50 at the Australian Government website www.seniors.gov.au .
The Australian Government Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs provides a number of publications to help people make the best use of their savings and investments after they retire.
Find out about the range of government benefits available for people after they retire from:
If you are getting government assistance and you have changes in your circumstances like changes to your income or assets, living arrangements or address, you need to tell Centrelink. This is to make sure you continue to get the right payment and the correct amount of payment.
Research on retirement living standards
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia regularly publishes research into how much people need to live on after they retire.