Pension increase
I thought some of this forums readers might appreciate the following;
Good morning to all,
I thought some of you may be interested in the latest pension increase for pensioners.
It is the princely sum of $5.74 per fortnight .... I say, Hallelujah, what generosity!
Being solely dependent on the pension after working for more than 60 years and living in a housing unit I could certainly do with this increase, it will allow me to buy an extra loaf of bread once a month, thanks Scott.
UNFORTUNATELY Housing does not want me to wallow in this new found wealth so they increased my rent by $5.70 in the same week as my increase.
I now have the grand sum of 4 cents a fortnight pension increase.
Does anyone reading this have a suggestion for what I should do with this extra loot?
Regards
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I do...hang on to it. When the government changes in a couple of months? you'll need it...
What pension are you on? Age? I thought the pension increase was supposed to be over 3 times that...and isn't housing a state responsibility? If so, talk to your premier about stealing your pension increase.
I could be wrong about all of that of course....I haven't actually looked into it.
The fact that there's a highway to hell and a stairway to heaven says a lot about the anticipated traffic flow.
eaglem (09-04-22)
This should helpOriginally Posted by enf
Buy cheap and pay often, - there is no substitute for stupidity.
You wipe your bum after each crap, why don't you clean your teeth after every meal?
There is no shame in being uneducated nor in being stupid.
The true shame lies in knowing that you are and doing nothing about it.
Only the living worry about dying.
To the tobacco addicts - Smoke more and die sooner, so I can breathe fresh air. Thank you.
Education is the only sure cure for religion
Be thankful for small (in this case, very small) mercies, pray for bigger one's next time. At least, that is what my mother used to say. My pension (DSP) went up by around $18 a fortnight. As I am a home owner, they'll have to invent another way to steal my extra money. I suspect that the banks are planning the next rate hike soon......
I'm out of my mind, but feel free to leave a message...
Again, I'm not quite sure what you mean by $5.74. It went up by more than that I thought. And I'm sure that Housing rates are set by the states...THEY are stealing your pension, so call your premier.
lsemmens...in the ACT, they get you through your rates. My house is on a rather large block and I pay significantly higher rates than someone on a small block for some reason.
The fact that there's a highway to hell and a stairway to heaven says a lot about the anticipated traffic flow.
Can you please explain your trepidations and exactly what you don't understand.
Buy cheap and pay often, - there is no substitute for stupidity.
You wipe your bum after each crap, why don't you clean your teeth after every meal?
There is no shame in being uneducated nor in being stupid.
The true shame lies in knowing that you are and doing nothing about it.
Only the living worry about dying.
To the tobacco addicts - Smoke more and die sooner, so I can breathe fresh air. Thank you.
Education is the only sure cure for religion
I believe enf is referring to the fact it was supposed to be a $20 increase ... I just checked mygov ...for me, single, in Qld, renting, on disability pension, the effective increase for me is $14.67
enf (07-04-22)
Yeah...my eldest daughter is on the ndis. She is going to check her rise for me....
Look, I'm not trying to justify the miserable increase at all, or comment on pension levels. But I thought it was all based on formulas.
As for the housing, consult your local theiving state government.
The fact that there's a highway to hell and a stairway to heaven says a lot about the anticipated traffic flow.
When Peter Costello, Howard years, gave pensioners a $500.00 dollar payment he was criticised.
When in reality it was better than an increase in the Pension.
Public Housing, Social Services and Nursing Homes take a percentage of the Pension.
One off payments are untouched.
A rise in the Pension helps those who are not reliant on these services more.
Be interesting to know...for me, base pension payment went up $12, rent assistance actually went down a $1 (no doubt because our rent hasn't increased as aligned with CPI increase), and pension supplement went up about $2.50...which I think has something to do with the fact I live rural, with no public transport to the nearest town 20klms away, and thus rely on my own car...something like that...
eaglem (09-04-22)
Subdivide it and sell the other half
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drummerboy (07-04-22)
What's a pension?
Def: Pension plan: A collection of unpayable corporate promises backed by inadequate funds and managed on the assumption of unrealistic returns.
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gulliver (08-04-22)
ENF Reason you have a large block.
Unimproved Land Value should explain it for you.
Oh I wish.....Subdivide it and sell the other half
There is a local government rule that prevents me from doing so....
The ACT government changed the way the rates are calculated a couple of years ago....the land value actually doesn't have to increase to get a rate increase....
The fact that there's a highway to hell and a stairway to heaven says a lot about the anticipated traffic flow.
Update to Pension Increase
Good morning to all,
Since sending my last email on this topic I am happy to report that my pension has been increased by a further $15.00 so my pension has actually increased from $967.50 to $987.60.
Regards
Stay tuned for more information next pension day or after the election (whichever comes first)
Luv and kisses to all
Buy cheap and pay often, - there is no substitute for stupidity.
You wipe your bum after each crap, why don't you clean your teeth after every meal?
There is no shame in being uneducated nor in being stupid.
The true shame lies in knowing that you are and doing nothing about it.
Only the living worry about dying.
To the tobacco addicts - Smoke more and die sooner, so I can breathe fresh air. Thank you.
Education is the only sure cure for religion
enf (08-04-22)
dont spend it all at once mate
jokes aside , the cost of living has gone nuts recently , and i suspect our govt is using overseas events as an excuse to screw people harder.
recently our local doctor was free to visit , now they charge $79 for the same visit.
ok so they drop the fuel excise by 20c but at the pump it only drops by 18c and at the same time the govt removes the rebate system used by truckies to survive.
The government just doesn't control everything mate, and so just can't "screw people harder" on a whim...well not yet anyway.dont spend it all at once mate
jokes aside , the cost of living has gone nuts recently , and i suspect our govt is using overseas events as an excuse to screw people harder.
recently our local doctor was free to visit , now they charge $79 for the same visit.
ok so they drop the fuel excise by 20c but at the pump it only drops by 18c and at the same time the govt removes the rebate system used by truckies to survive.
The fact that there's a highway to hell and a stairway to heaven says a lot about the anticipated traffic flow.
eaglem (10-04-22)
Cheer up, 3 liters of E10 wow ... enough to get you to Aldi and back
More like to the next pump and back!Cheer up, 3 liters of E10 wow ... enough to get you to Aldi and back
Yes we do pay rates on UCV here and our council is good at spending it. Not very well, mind you. They've just fixed our street (only taken three years). firstly they resurfaced a section of road but not for the entire length of the street. Then they "fixed" the footpaths by adding more crackerdust to them (no sealed paths here). Now they've fixed the gutters in my section of the street, BUT..... only some sections and only one driveway in about a dozen houses. They've then re-surfaced the bits they took up to do the gutters but not the whole road. The footpaths are now a patchwork of gravel and crackerdust and the road surface is ether the original "smooth" bitumen with lumps and bumps in it or a gravel based substitute that has yet to develop the lumps and bumps! Clare council only really cares about Clare, bugga the other towns in the district.
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