Amanda Rishworth (Kingston, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Social Services) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the member for Gilmore for the question. I know the member for Gilmore has been a strong advocate for pensioners in her electorate. Of course, this government knows that pensioners and those on social security payments are facing cost-of-living pressures. That's why it's so important that we, as a government, give them every little bit of help we can.

Today our government has announced extra cost-of-living relief for those on social security payments. Under this announcement, from 20 September, 4.7 million Australians will receive a much-needed boost to their payments. This will be the largest increase to allowances in more than 30 years, and, of course, the largest increase in 12 years for pensioners.

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