I lenei tausaga fou ua tatou aulia mai, ua amata i le aso muamua lenei ona faamamalu nisi o suiga i penefiti a tagata matutua, le penisiona.
E le gata i lea, o le a faaauau ona molimauina le siitaga i nisi o vaega o le tau o le soifuaga ma auaunaga i le atunuu i lenei tausaga 2017.
O suiga i le fuafuaina o le penisiona e faatatau i aseta, le assets test:
O le aiai se suiga i le penefiti a le tagata e leai se to'alua ae $250,000 le tau o ana aseta, e le aofia ai sona fale faatau.
O le a aafia ai foi ulugalii e ova i le $375,000 le tau o a la aseta.
Sa $1.40 i le 2 vaiaso e lusi mai le ta'i afe $$ o aseta, ae ua siitia i le $3 i le ta'i 2 vaiaso.
O le toatele lava e le tele se suiga mai le tulaga o iai nei.
Na faaalia e le tamaitai o J-Alice Hofler o loo mauaina se vaega o le penisiona, e amiotonu atu le suiga pe a silasila i nisi o tagata matutua e tele aseta ma meatotino, ae toe 'a'apa mai lava i se fesoasoani a le malo...
HOFLER
"If you have that amount of assets, and especially if you're only on a part-pension, you should be able to help yourself to some extent."
Peita'i na saunoa le faatonu o le Industry Super Australia, David Whiteley o suiga nei o le aafia ai tagata sa galulue faamaoni e sefe le seleni mo le taimi e litaea ai.
Na ia ta'ua foi e iai lava auala e faaui ai aseta ina ia maua pea le penisiona.
WHITELEY
"Well, I think what we'll find is that people will seek financial advice, and, often, that financial advice might be to use some of their capital to, for example, renovate their homes so that they can get access, or greater access, to the pension. The concern we've got is that what these changes will do is require people to work longer, retire with less, or find ways in which they can game* the system."
