[Defiant540]

Wokes get what they asked for, NOTHING. This is the government you wanted.

Wokes?

 

[Ezzy]

Nobody said anything about volunteering sending you broke, that would be stupid.
That most organisations that use volunteers are charities the definition of charity is from those who have to those who have not.
By expecting a renumeration or reimbursement from these organisations you are depriving them of the ability to fulfil their services to those in need.
Of course you are not an employee, you do not receive a wage or salary, the organisation does not pay tax or super on your behalf. The only real requirement is that you are covered by adequate insurance.

Not many charities or Senior's Service for example can operate without volunteers.
Just recently The City of Gosnells in W.A. pulled the pin on Meals-on -Wheels more than 12 months ahead of a withdrawl of funds for this service. Meals were delivered by volunteers from an Over 55's Centre. The result was the sacking of two staff members at the centre including one in the Kitchen & volunteers who had given years of service to this service because they loved doing it, for nothing. The biggest losers are the Pensioners who needed to find an alternate service for their meals & the Pensioners who daily dined at the centre for lunch, for a small cost. Most of those people live alone & for them it was not the meal they came for but the fellowship.

Whether the savings of $150,000 or more per year will be spent on the centre remains to be seen. Word is things are going to get tighter there.
The centre still has volunteers but they only work in the centre itself.

 

[Ezzy]

If the Federal Govt want to do the right thing by Pensioners, do what l have been saying for a while now:- INDEX PENSIONS QUARTERLY & not six monthly!!!

 

[Defiant540]

If the Federal Govt want to do the right thing by Pensioners, do what l have been saying for a while now:- INDEX PENSIONS QUARTERLY & not six monthly!!!

what difference will that make?

 

[Defiant540]

March 2021???? Why are you talking about

2022-3 Federal Budget Predictions: Pensioners set to win big​

Tonight, we’ll see the new federal budget (and the Albanese government's first) passed down. So what can we expect?

Treasurer Jim Chalmers warned that ‘It won’t be fancy. It won’t be flashy. It will be responsible. It will be solid.’

It was previously expected that support for seniors/aged pension recipients would increase by $55.3 billion for 2022-23, an increase of $1.1 billion in 2022-23 and $11.8 billion over four years.

Instead, Jim Chalmers confirmed during a series of interviews on Sunday that $33 billion will be pledged to aged pension and welfare recipients. Of this $33 billion, only one-third is expected to be passed onto pensioners over a four-year period.

Who is expected to benefit from today’s budget? Image Credit: Shutterstock​

‘We know that people are still doing it tough,’ Dr Chalmers told ABC.

‘One of the pressures on the Budget is making sure we can find room for that indexation so that people who are on pensions and payments get a little bit of help twice a year to try and keep up with the skyrocketing cost of living,’ Chalmers told ABC News.

Now, I’m sure you’re all well aware of the biannual welfare payment review (which is a long-anticipated event). We saw payments boosted in September this year and another increase is not expected until March 2023. September marked the largest pension increase in 12 years which makes sense, given the soaring inflation.

The maximum full Age Pension increased $38.90 per fortnight for a single person, and $29.40 per person per fortnight for a couple. The maximum pension rate is now $1,026.50 per fortnight for singles and $773.80 per person ($1,547.60 per couple) for pensioner couples.

Inflation is forecast to peak at 7.75 per cent by the end of this year and fall to 5.75 per cent by the middle of next year. Interest rates are rising and the Australian Government debt is trending towards $1 trillion. As of October 14, it stood at $892.3 billion.

Despite this, pensioners are set to be one of the most supported groups by the new budget. Christian Baylis from Fortlake Asset Management told Sunrise, ‘Gen Y, Gen Z, the millennial brigade, not a lot of love in this budget for them.’

Before the election, Labor pledged $10 billion to the Housing Australia Future Fund to build 30,000 housing properties in the next five years. Now, the Sydney Morning Herald predicts the budget to include plans for one million affordable houses.

Can we expect any other support from the government? We’re hoping as the budget draws closer we’ll see announcements about increased healthcare funding but only time will tell.

Will you be tuning in? If not (or even if you are), we’ll have all the important details for you bright and early tomorrow. In the meantime, we’d love to hear from you. What do you want to see in this year's budget?

You can also try your hand at balancing the budget with this nifty interactive activity by The Guardian. It's harder than it looks!

win big! what a load of bull****!

 

[Ezzy]

what difference will that make?

I thought that was obvious!!! Instead of waiting 6 months to get a pension rise we only wait 3 months. Everything goes up regularly in that 6 months & we are getting further & further behind, possibly seeing our savings dwindle, putting off a purchase, & everything that goes with this including difficulty paying a loan if we have one. The Reserve Bank has regularly increased interest rates in the last few months affecting everything there. I could go on & on but...........

 

[Neilo]

What a load of BS yet ask anyone they say we didn't vote labor, those who did may as well voted for the GREENS.