Pensioners and those on Commonwealth Rent Assistance set to receive a boost

Social Services Minister Amanda Risworth has revealed pensioners and people on Commonwealth Rent Assistance are set to receive a boost from September 20 onwards as indexation bumps up payments. “Those rates include, a single pensioner will go up by $28 .10 a fortnight, taking their pension to $1144 .40 and of course, a couple pension will get $42 .40,” Ms Rishworth said. “JobSeeker will increase by $15.30 and as a result of this increase along with our base rate increase, JobSeeker has gone up $135 since we've come to the office but of course, legislation passed through the parliament also has gone through to rent assistance. “Rent assistance people will be getting an extra $23 in their rent assistance at the maximum rates because of our 10 per cent increase along with indexation. “So this is real cost of living relief for people, indexation is a very important part of keeping our social security system, keeping up with the cost of living.”