Note effective 1/7 voluntary contributions into super (ie: salary sacrificing) will be considered as income as far as Centrelink are concerned and will affect your income when calculating payments for
Family tax benefits and other government payments such as disability pension.
I reduced my income p/f by SS into super so my wife who has MS and cannot work but who had done so for nearly 30 years on and off would be entitled to a health care card and she receives a measly $12 p/fn from the Govt. The $12 by the way is irrelevant, when you consider she recently had to have an MRI which would have cost us over $700 if not for her health care card.
The funny thing is if she didn't live we me she would be entitled to $570 per f/n plus utility allowances and possible rent assistance of up to $250 p/f and to top that off she could earn another $130 p/f before affecting her entitlement ie: in total $850 p/fn
The Govt screws us again, I think I by SS I can help out myself and my wife as we really couldn't afford all the extra health costs and by just reducing my salary by a measly $70 p/f to fall below the threshold this also in someway would reduce the burden on social security when I come to retire and they up and do this.
Now they can go and get stuffed I'm thinking of purchasing extra leave this way I believe my actual taxable salary is reduced to compensate.
Feedback welcome
