When you perform abdominal exercises, you often target your upper or lower abdomen for work. While standard crunches or curls will put stress on the upper abs, reverse crunches or hip lifts will blast the lower abs. You may think youâre working two muscles, but the abdominal muscle, or rectus abdominis, is technically a single long muscle.
The Age Pension currently pays a maximum rate of $827.10 per fortnight (around $21,500 per year) for singles and $1,246.80 (around $32,500 per year) for couples combined. For singles, $751.70 of this payment represents the maximum base rate and the remaining $75.40 is paid through various supplements.he Age Pension age (the age at which a person can access the Age Pension) is currently 65 for men and 64.5 for women (but will soon increase to 65). From 2017 the Age Pension age will be increased by half a year every two years and will reach 67 by 2023.
Centrelink assesses your entitlement to income support payments using the Income and Assets tests.The maximum Age Pension payable for a member of a couple is currently $528.50 per fortnight (including Pension Supplement) and for a single person is currently $701.10 per fortnight (including Pension Supplement).he amount of pension you receive reduces by 50 cents for every dollar of income above $142 you receive per fortnight.If youâre a pensioner couple, the income test free area is $248 per fortnight combined.