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I have just seen my bank statement and the pension, which was $1033 per fortnight has gone down by $41, That's a sizeable chunk of my grocery bill. I'm going to have to tighten my belt somewhat.
I don't remember any of the political parties saying they were going to reduce the pension.
Does the reduction affect anyone else?
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Are you sure it isn't the end of the winter energy payment? Mine hasn't changed.
I do have other cameras!
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Or partial reduction on disability allowance to remove prescription charges?
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22-10-2023, 07:11 PM
(This post was last modified: 22-10-2023, 07:16 PM by Olive.)
The previous payment included a small extra for the last few days of the heating allowance. My payment received on Friday was back to the normal amount.
I've looked it up for you: the standard net rate for a person living alone is $496.37, i.e. $992.74 per fortnight. So unless you are entitled to some kind of extra allowance you have received the correct amount.
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