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The Federal Parliament must reject proposed private health insurance rebate changes or risk putting even greater pressure on millions of pensioners and Australia’s already stretched public health system, COTA Australia says.
New modelling showing almost half of the $3 billion cut to the private health insurance rebate will come directly from pensioners should prompt an urgent rethink of the Federal Government’s plans, COTA Australia says.
Axing the higher private health insurance rebate for older Australians risks hitting 1.2 million pensioners with higher costs and putting even greater pressure on already stretched public hospitals, COTA Australia says.
The increase to Age Pension payments from 20 September will provide welcome relief for millions of older Australians struggling with continued cost-of-living pressures, COTA Australia says.
COTA Australia has welcomed the latest increase to the Age Pension, saying it will provide some relief for older Australians facing ongoing cost-of-living pressures.
The Federal Government’s announcement today that around 2.5 million Age Pensioners will see an increase to their pension payments from 20 March, will come as important relief at a time of continued cost-of-living pressure, COTA Australia says.
COTA Australia welcomes today’s Age Pension indexation increase and notes the Government’s decision to stage increases to deeming rates – a move which, while not without concern, will give older Australians greater certainty to plan and budget.
A 3.7 per cent increase in the pension is a welcome relief for older Australians, but falls short of properly addressing the financial pressures that older people are facing, COTA Australia – the peak body for older Australians – says.
A number of full and part age pensioners have been contacting us, or other organisations who have contacted us, concerned that “income management” will be introduced for the age pension. It’s just not true!
The Federal Government’s announcement of a $50 per fortnight boost to the JobSeeker payment is welcome as the first real term increase in 26 years, Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia has said, but is not enough to prevent job seekers, including thousands of older Australians, falling into pove
Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia has welcomed the Federal Government’s release today of the Retirement Incomes Review today as the first step toward an objective public discussion on creating a more effective, fairer and sustainable retirement income system for older Australians.
COTA Australia’s Chief Executive, Ian Yates, expressed COTA’s deep concern that the objective work of the expert Retirement Income Review is being politicised before the public has even had the chance to look at it.