Single pension to rise by $10.20 a fortnight excluding supplements from March 20

EW
Updated March 14 2020 - 8:17am, first published 5:00am
Pension rise won't lift many older people out of poverty. Image Shutterstock
Pension rise won't lift many older people out of poverty. Image Shutterstock

IT MIGHT get you a couple of packets of toilet roll - if you can find any in the shops, but it won't make you flush - the government has announced the March age pension increases - $10.20 per fortnight for singles and $7.70 for each member of a couple excluding supplements.

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Eileen Wood

Senior Journalist

I'm a senior news journalist at The Senior newspaper, the leading publication bringing targeted news on issues affecting older Australians. We cover NSW, Victoria, Queensland, Tasmania, SA and WA. If you have a story idea I would love to hear it. You can email me: eileen.wood@thesenior.com.au or phone The Senior 02-4355-5000, mob. 0487 495 805

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