Senate debates

Thursday, 19 March 2009

Social Security and Veterans’ Entitlements Amendment (Commonwealth Seniors Health Card) Bill 2009

In Committee

11:41 am

Photo of Rachel SiewertRachel Siewert (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I have a question regarding people going onto the pension. Do you have any figures on how many people are going onto the pension as they become eligible through age or become eligible as they fall under the threshold because their income has dropped in response to the decreasing value of their superannuation funds et cetera? Is there a way of identifying figures that reflect the numbers of people moving onto the pension via the age eligibility requirement and the assets eligibility requirement?

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