married rate
Iam at a loss to accept the differing rate of an aged pensions Iam married my wife gets no pension, I receive $200 less to support 2 people my wife is 66 and has no income and lacks the residancy period by a few years
If the govenment dont wish to give her any income support thats fine i dont expect a handout
I have the married rate of aged pension I receive $200 less because Iam married, you need to be single and sit in your chair in your beige cardigan and slippers alone until you die, however the bonus for being on your own is more income support for all things like power, more support its all the things that they say two can live more cheaply as one can, who worked that equation out ? power consumption for example is cooking different food her being a Chinese lady, hairdryers, showering hot water consumption but I receive $62 a single receives $75 I get the lessor rate of pension my wife cannot work she has no assets to pool I should receive a pension more than the reduced rates of everything
Turnbulls Jobs and Growth is all they think of, revenue cutting pensions etc balance of payments Welfare is a dirty word
I have worked in this country for 40 years and paid my tax
I can only say DONT GET MARRIED if you are on an Aged pension also keep clear of Centrelink if you can by making sure you have a retirement fund that you can draw on, I didnt have such superannuation in my working life only for a few years its not "pity me" its fact, I support 2 people on $200 less than a single person thats the gripe
Dolbt60, yes it is a nonsensical policy just designed to save money. I am in exactly the same position and I sympathise with you. I am 70 and have been taking part time work just to make ends meet. I presented what I believed was a sound argument in favour of retaining my single rate, but this was completely ignored and the money reduced. The government is actually telling you whom you can marry with this policy. Bizarre, but there it is.