Can your parents help you buy a home or gift money or assets without affecting their payments or estate planning?  After listening to this episode featuring Justin Bott, Media Information Officer from Services Australia (Centrelink) you're likely to think that is NOT the case.  There is impact everywhere you look when Mum & Dad decide they'd like to help out, and even with the best of intentions, it is sometimes far better to "look before you leap", here on Dollars & Making Sense.