However, MR Hunt -- health minister -- has confirmed with the PBS and some meds have gone up quite a lot -- one of mine I used to pay $13 for I now pay $22.99 -- AND the ones on the concession card are now $6.60 instead of $6.50 last year --

You get nothing for something with this government.

Be careful concessional users. It is better to pay $6.60 per script that the $5.60 that some chemists charge. 48 scripts is better than 57 on the latter. I usually get free scripts for my hubby & myself in June. But now with the new pricing, I will get them by the end of April. 

Scripts have been going up 10 cents per year for over 20 years.

Isn't it interesting that we get good news about a saving for those who need medication but immediately we read comments telling us how badly the government is going. Just a gentle reminder folks, Shorten lost the unlosable election, get over it.

As a single pensioner I have never ever reached the threshhold.  When I was in a car accident and had quite a few extra medications for a while, I came close, but as the amount is per family, a singleton is very unlikely to get any benefit, whereas most couples that I know, do.