Senate debates Questions without Notice

Commonwealth Seniors Health Card


Helen Coonan

Helen Coonan NSW, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Human Services

2:11 pm

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. I have listened very carefully to the minister’s answer and unfortunately he did not make clear whether it would be only income from the taxable component of a pension or annuity that would be included. Will the minister give an unequivocal guarantee to Australian seniors that the tax-free component of a superannuation stream—their own after tax hard-earned dollars—will be excluded from the income test for the seniors card?

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