Has anybody heard about this?

I had an email yesterday from a lady I know who is in her 70s, a Kiwi who lives on the Gold Coast. She and her husband (also a Kiwi) only just applied for the Age Pension. Her main problem was that TONY ABBOTT cut them out of the bonus because they didn't apply for it by July 2014.

So, I did a bit of research.

This PBS was established in 1998 by John Howard for people who preferred to work longer than 65.

It was stopped/ceased in 2009 by Krudd. However the Rudd Government gave an extended time to "register" as 28/2/2014.

Some how the Centrelink site states that the "benefit" registration stops on 1 July 2014.

So it is ALL Tony Abbott's fault?  ;D

Well done Centrelink.

Neferti wrote on May 19^th, 2015 at 2:11pm:

So it is ALL Tony Abbott's fault?

you should have just said that and left out all the other crap


that way it makes far more sense. :D :D :D :D

Neferti wrote on May 19^th, 2015 at 2:11pm:

Has anybody heard about this?

NO

Not on those scant details - hearsay and "Chinese whispers"
Come back with something SOLID

The PBS no longer exists but if you want to read some background try these sites.

http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/06/18/1087245110286.html?from=storyrhs

http://thesmartmoney.com.au/pension-bonus-scheme/