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Post by bear on Mar 14, 2022 9:19:10 GMT 7
Australian pension and carer’s payment recipients soon to get $20 increase to fortnightly payments
Pensioners will see a $20 per fortnight boost to their payments from Sunday as the federal government raises the welfare payment.
Australia’s aged and disability support pensions, along with carer’s payments, will rise from March 20 to cover rising inflation.
The boost means a $20.10 per fortnight increase for individuals to $987.60 and a $30.20 increase for couples combined at $1488.80.
Asset test limits will also be stretched to allow more people to access a part pension, with the cap rising by $6750 to $599,750 for single homeowners.
Homeowner couples will see a $10,000 rise to the asset cap to $901,500.
Almost five million Australians access the three rising payments.
Social Services Minister Anne Ruston says the indexation was “putting money in the pockets of all Australians who rely on our social security system”.
There have been calls to raise the disability support pension by $100 per fortnight to improve living stands, with the soon-to-be $987.60 payment below the national minimum wage of $1545 per fortnight.
Rent assist payments will also rise next week by $3 per fortnight to $145.80 for singles, $3.50 to $171.50 for families with up to two children and $3.92 to $193.62 for families with three kids or more.
The Morrison government is considering other measures to ease cost of living pressures on Australians as post-pandemic economic recovery and the war in Ukraine leads to rising inflation and fuel costs. |
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Post by nomadic on Mar 14, 2022 15:30:26 GMT 7
Was just about to post this also as I thought vote-buying was illegal in most countries. Certainly is in Thailand. They can be jailed if caught putting 500 baht notes into the hands of voters. Yet Morrison does it openly. He hates welfare so can only be for his own benefit. Surely no one will fall for it in "AUSTRALIA"? An educated democracy? Only election day will answer that.
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Post by itsmylife08 on Mar 14, 2022 16:41:33 GMT 7
Putting money into the pockets of Australians Haha don't make me laugh,I went to centrelink to schedule an appointment to get a CRN number and medicare for my wife and child plus
an allowance for my daughter, all they wanted to talk about was my section 24 single status as opposed to married allowance how caring and considerate let battle commence on Thursday, what a pack of mongrels 🇦🇺
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Post by Trevros on Mar 14, 2022 16:57:00 GMT 7
Big wow 20 bucks a fortnight when petrol is $2.20 a litre (where it will end up is anyone's guess) and food prices are about to hit the stratosphere.
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Post by agonydan on Mar 15, 2022 4:46:10 GMT 7
My own expenses have gone up around $75 just for living essentials everyone is getting hit so hard in the wallet.
Wow $20 more to still keep people below poverty line.
Whilst the politicians and ultra rich CEO's gives themselves a fat pay rise.
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Post by bear on Mar 15, 2022 6:57:19 GMT 7
This' what itks me as well agonydan, along with worker's never ending social media comments about always missing out. Last time I looked workers received increases that we don't get, because of voluntary agreements they signed off on........ Cheers bear |
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Post by ann on Mar 15, 2022 11:28:36 GMT 7
$3 a fortnight increase for rent assistance!!!!!!!! Not that anyone can actually find a rental property in Australia.
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Post by JJJ88 on Mar 18, 2022 22:07:23 GMT 7
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Post by bear on Mar 19, 2022 7:06:33 GMT 7
This quote reminded me about of something I read yesterday........ On how we are all so ungrateful to be getting more money, because, it was only two years ago income support payments were doubled........Yes through JobSeeker & Jobkeeper I kid you not!!........ There's plenty out in the electorate who believe it was a permanent ongoing life changing increase; because of the media stories at the time and that the payments never have been rescinded. To add insult to injury, that same media will never for the most part set them straight. Cheers bear
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Post by JJJ88 on Mar 19, 2022 22:09:02 GMT 7
They think we got double?! Try no Covid19 add-ons & a crash in the currency markets which caused overseas pensioners to go with out. Can already guess which media outlets would have been reporting such drivel.
Cheers
J
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Post by quantumranger on Mar 19, 2022 22:16:53 GMT 7
A lot of pensioners don't even drive cars anymore
But food has gone up so much
Sometimes my bank account has only 30 dollars left in it
So if I have any unexpected emergencies I won't have any money to pay for it
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Post by JJJ88 on Mar 20, 2022 17:38:10 GMT 7
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Post by bear on Mar 20, 2022 19:58:26 GMT 7
Yes; things are certainly crook in Tullarook. Though if we ever go on to a war footing, many many people will.be in for a very rude shock if the only.options for food is government rations and what can be scrounged, caught or stolen. It will make their hard times of today seem like a walk in the park. Cheers bear |
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