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The report from the Coalition majority in the Senate Committee looking into the impact of changes to the age pension (and other measures) announced in the May Budget has recommended pressing on with the changes, despite overwhelming evidence to the Committee that they are unfair and unnecessary.
Submission to the Senate inquiry into the Abbott Budget Cuts
Leading seniors advocate COTA Australia today launched a campaign against proposed changes to the age pension.
Exempting Australian concession card holders from the GP co-payment as suggested by the AMA will still leave many older Australians out of pocket and reluctant to seek the health care they need, said leading seniors advocate COTA Australia today.
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Deputy PM Warren Truss is reported to have told the Conservative Breakfast Club in Brisbane yesterday that many older people are squandering their superannuation savings on luxury items and cruises and then going on the pension.
Single pensioners will be at least $80 a week worse off in ten years under the Federal Government’s proposed changes to the indexing of the aged pension in the 2014 Budget.
Older Australians will be shocked by many of the recommendations contained in the Commission of Audit in the areas of health care, pensions and aged care, says leading seniors advocate COTA Australia.
Australia’s peak seniors advocacy organisation, COTA Australia, met with Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey in Canberra yesterday, following the announcement by the Prime Minister that there will be no changes to the pension during this term of parliament.
A new poll has revealed the high levels of concern about any changes to the pension with more than 70%
of Australians against raising the pension age to 70.
Leading seniors advocate COTA Australia is calling for an urgent meeting with Prime Minister Tony Abbott to discuss pensioners concerns about any change to age pension indexation arrangements, eligibility age, or including the home in the assets test.