@Sonny *****

of course you get less, because part of the Pension possibly around 17-18% is rent assistance, maybe $3-$4 Pharmaceutical allowance, plus a few dollars of some other allowances in Australia

@Les **********

I'm aware and my comments are directed towards those complaints about Pensioners being 'dealt with harshly' when living overseas and those Pensioners forgetting, or not being aware of the fact that Pension payments come from the continuing revenue raised in part, by GST, that Pensioner recipients living overseas are likely no longer contributing to, where Pensioners living in Australia are.

Read all my comments in this post, if you haven't already, where I've pointed out also, the different tax systems used by Australia and countries such as the UK and how pensions are raised.

@Gregory ******

sad to see businesses close due to circumstances beyond the owners control ☹️

@Brandon ***********

I'm pretty sure I know the answer, but just asking for confirmation; with the Non-O based on Marriage, if you apply in your own country and only have to prove the funds of 400k in your home bank account, when doing the Extension in Thailand, those funds have to be in a Thai Bank Account (in your name only), right?

Oh and by the way,

@Paul *******

, I would happily live without governments and all their rules and regulations, but then that would probably be a world of chaos and problems itself

@Paul *******

you raised the subject of assets and at what point they qualify or disqualify Australian Residents receiving the Pension. Australian Aged Pensions are funded directly from Taxes, so my point is relevant, as is still paying taxes through GST when receiving the Pension, thus when moving overseas, the Government's 'right' as they see it, to put some rules in place for Pensioners who choose to live overseas and therefore no longer contribute to GST.

@Gregory ******

I'm sure it will be a holiday to remember. I had a holiday to remember in Thailand 18 months ago and really looking forward to getting back asap and back to a wonderful lady.

@Paul *******

I'm not saying that Australia is the country that it once was, but I doubt that any country is. I'm comparing "apples with apples" though, not apples with oranges, as is the case with a couple of commentors here.

@Paul *******

your reference to Australia and the gap between the rich and the poor, is laughable when you have, in the past, lived in both the UK and Australia, supposedly a couple of the wealthier countries and now live in Thailand, a poorer Asian country where your pensions, savings etc would most likely put you in the above average group of 'wealth' where in the countries you formerly lived in, were likely below average. Now, put yourself in the below average group of wealthy people in Thailand and let's see you compare the countries

@Paul *******

Take into account the 'whole tax system of countries' when comparing different countries' taxes, not just some, or the 'main' taxes people think of. In 2021, the OECD average for overall taxes across the world was 34.8%. It showed that The UK stood at 33.5% & Australia at 29.2%. Have a read of this article right to the end. The whole story put Australia considerably ahead of the UK, two countries that you're comparing, so the unfairness of Australia that you're claiming when referring to the "increasingly unfair conditions" may be 'balanced out' by comparing the "whole" story.