Angry old white Australian male and proud of it!, page-86

Homeowners can still receive the age pension with an asset portfolio (in addition to their home) of $574,500 for a single person and $863,500 for a couple. A non home owner can have an asset portfolio of $785,000 for a single person and $1,074,000 for a couple.

A single homeowner can receive the full aged pension with a multimillion dollar home and $263,250 asset portfolio, or $394,500 for a couple.

I generally don't exaggerated.

The family home is an asset. I really don't care anymore if people feel that it is different somehow. It's really only something someone would claim if they actually owned a home (or had the slightest prospect of owning one in the future).

The reality is that there is an incentive to invest in your own property and neglect contributions to super or other retirement savings because it doesn't effect your welfare payments. Basically the taxpayer is underwriting the residential property investment and the individual gets to keep the profits when it's sold.

This warps supply of larger homes, pushes up prices and exacerbates the problems with entry to market for other people. It also warps the transfer system by disproportionately handing money to people with a capital advantage.

Look it isn't going to change anytime soon. No government can afford to annoy the boomers no matter how unfair a policy is in it's current form.