Starting March 20, Australian social security recipients, including age pension, disability support pension, and carer payment, will receive an additional $19.60 (singles) and $29.40 (couples)

Millions of Australians on social security, including age pension, disability support pension, and carer payment recipients, are set to receive an additional $19.60 (singles) and $29.40 (couples) per fortnight each, starting March 20. This follows indexing of payments, with the maximum rate for pension rising to $1116.30 (singles) and $1682.80 (couples) per fortnight when including pension and energy supplements. Other welfare recipients, such as those on rent assistance, JobSeeker, single parenting payments, and ABSTUDY, will also receive increased payments.

March 03, 2024
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