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COTA Australia provided brief comments on the Retirement Income Covenant Position Paper issued by Treasury and broadly supported the proposals in the Position Paper. In particular COTA Australia supports the two Covenant Principals and the eight Supporting Principles.
The 2018 Budget includes important measures to fight ageism in the workforce, tap into the experience of older Australians and provide financial flexibility in retirement, Australia’s leading seniors’ advocacy organisation, COTA Australia said today.
The Federal Opposition’s revised policy on excess dividend imputation credits has been welcomed by COTA Australia, the leading advocacy and policy body for older Australians.
The Federal Opposition’s new policy on dividend imputation deserves more considered discussion than it has had over the last few days, says Australia’s leading advocacy body for older Australians.
COTA Australia provided a brief response to the Department of Social Service’s consultation on its Position Paper ‘Means Test Rules for Lifetime Retirement Income Streams’ released 16 January 2018 and revised 7 February 2018.
Leading seniors’ advocacy group, COTA Australia, has partnered with Industry Super Australia to host a high-level roundtable on superannuation fund investment in Melbourne today.
July 2017 – COTA opposes the Bill, just as we opposed the 2016 Budget Measure, because removing access to the very modest Energy Supplement for new income support recipients and pensioners will impact negatively and inequitably on those least able to bear it, including older people.
June 2017 – COTA Australia welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the Treasury consultation on Development of the Framework for Comprehensive Income Products for Retirement (CIPRs).
The 2017 Federal Budget has some good measures for older Australians in the areas of health, housing and mature age employment but missed the opportunity to provide better support for older people with poor oral or dental health.
Leading seniors’ advocacy body COTA Australia says the extent of unpaid superannuation revealed by the Senate Economics Committee Report is a disturbing indication of Australia’s lack of readiness for its ageing population and requires urgent action from the federal government.
Leading seniors’ advocacy body COTA Australia says the annual Anglicare Australia Rental Affordability Snapshot released today paints a bleak picture of rental affordability across Australia, highlighting the urgent need for action in the upcoming budget.
March 2017 – COTA Australia welcomes the opportunity to make a brief contribution to this Senate Inquiry, given the essential role of the superannuation system in the economic wellbeing of current and future cohorts of older Australians.