Off-farm assets other than superannuation stopping people from accessing government help

Sally Gall
Updated October 3 2017 - 4:06pm, first published 10:35am
Drying up: People with off-farm assets other than superannuation funds are being pushed over the limit for Farm Household Allowance and therefore being deemed ineligible for payment, according to rural financial counsellors.
Drying up: People with off-farm assets other than superannuation funds are being pushed over the limit for Farm Household Allowance and therefore being deemed ineligible for payment, according to rural financial counsellors.

Rural people who have shunned the more conventional superannuation environment, who are under 65, are now finding themselves ineligible for Farm Household Allowance under Centrelink’s rules.

Sally Gall

Sally Gall

Senior journalist - Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register

Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I've raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and helped develop a region - its history, tourism, education and communications. Get in touch at 0427 575 955 if you've got a story idea for me.

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