Pension payments will boost for millions of Australians

More than 4.7 million Australians will receive a much-needed boost to their social security payments from next week.

The government says it'll help ease cost of living pressures - particularly for pensioners - but seniors group say it doesn't go far enough.

[SD._]

These increases are not even enough to pay for fruit and vegetables.

While politicians giving themselves $100, 000 pay increases.

[imantifeminism]

They give you $ 20 on one hand they take it back $ 2000 on the other, watch everything goes up further before you get your hand on the money

[Harrygreen]

If your in a DHS house they just increase your rent so you won't be actually getting much more

[LukeXMV]

$50 a month more? Is it even worth reporting???

[williamchristenson]

Would not cover the cost of groceries for the week we do not get pay rises like politicians give them the pensions pay rise and the 6000 dollars of them that they got

[oldnutta]

Those rises are less than inflation.
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[thetheraine]

yeah, tell everyone and then landlords just put the rent up and steal it all...

[philcollins]

Yeh and they are pushing back the retirement age again soon so many will never get to pension age.

[sgreg]

Right on time for the rent going up. Sorry but disability pensioners get 460 per week, for rent, bills, phone you must have, and Internet. and food Is always last. Soups up. Pollies need pay cuts and the amount of some useless public services should be looked Into. And Dental Is A Medical Problem.

[chairmandan]

"Free money?, there's no such thing.

[hollysmith]

Won't go far. By the time landlords/mortgages/rates go up, than inflation on everything, petrol costs electricity prices up and for whatever reason some kind of shortage.
It will all be gone in an instant.

[pekulike]

Rent based on 30 per cent of earnings means the more you Earn the More you Pay

[raecarver]

I’m all for support struggling Australians but seriously who’s going to pay for it? Not the self serving politicians who give themselves big pay rises annually without fail.

[bluddyrowdy]

$38.90 per fortnite for singles... Gee thats massive help in 2022, Isn't it ?

[AshleyJOsborne]

In other news, Australians who pay net tax will continue to work for half a year before being able to keep some money.

[dominicpelle]

IT'S NOT ENOUGH 😝IT'S TOO MUCH 😝You just can't please the ALT-RIGHT 🤪

[jennihudson]

Do pensioners rent assistance go up because l'm pretty sure mine will.

[derfred]

ABSOLUTELY RUBBISH HELP FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE. WILL. NOT. HELP.

[tbonemc]

People who consider old age pensioners freeloaders should remember we were promised a pension when we started work and paid tax accordingly.
Superannuation didn't start until 1992 so we didn't get the dizzying amounts of super compounding because we missed out on our last 15 years of its eventual earning potential.

[meredithisme]

Sky you need to monitor your site it's full of trolls and bots