Jenny, a single homeowner Age Pensioner, has total assessable assets for social security purposes of $289,000, consisting of $100,000 in lifestyle assets and $189,000 of financial investments.

Required:

1. Determine her Age Pension entitlement and gross income from all sources, assuming the financial investments earn $10,000 per annum. Use the rates from 20 March 2022 to 30 June 2022.

(10 marks)

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Part 1 Determining Jennys Age Pension Entitlement and Gross Income A Assets Test Jennys assessable assets are 289000As of June 302022the upper asset l... View the full answer