Seniors.gov.au - The online source for all Australians over 50

Seniors.gov.au is the Australian Government's premier source of information for Australians over 50. Seniors.gov.au provides older Australians with information on health, lifestyle, care, finance, work and their legal rights and entitlements. Seniors.gov.au also provides a range of community features including a meeting place, q and a forum, events calendar and a 'living history'.

www.seniors.gov.au

Are you Planning For or Needing Help in Retirement?

Centrelink information for people who are retired or who are planning their retirement. Links to pensions, allowances, concession cards, loan schemes, claim forms, assessment for residential aged care and a range of specialist services.

www.centrelink.gov.au

National Information Centre on Retirement Investments (NICRI)

The National Information Centre on Retirement Investments (NICRI) aims to improve the level and quality of investment information provided to people with modest savings who are investing for retirement or facing redundancy. The role of NICRI is to help provide up to date independent information to assist people to make the best possible investment decisions they can.

www.nicri.org.au

Planning For Your Retirement

Planning for retirement is more than money and superannuation, though these do help. There are other things that make life satisfying. Evidence shows that if you come into retirement as healthy as possible, you are more likely to stay that way. This seniors.gov.au page discusses health aspects of retirement.

www.seniors.gov.au

Retirement Income

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) provides information on retirement income products that let you turn the superannuation you've saved into regular income payments.

www.fido.gov.au

Retirement Income Streams

Retirement income streams are a popular investment choice for retirees as a way of producing regular income payments throughout retirement. This publication, developed by the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, explains retirement income streams in detail, and discusses how to use them.

www.fahcsia.gov.au

Seniors and Retirees Essentials

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) website offers assistance and general tax information including details regarding offsets for senior Australians and pensioners and for those thinking of retiring.

www.ato.gov.au