Advocates urge Government to act as age pensioners miss out on pay rise

The shock news that there will be no age pension rise this month has seniors groups lobbying the Government for urgent action.
Department of Social Services officials confirmed to a parliamentary committee that age pensioners would not receive the anticipated payment boost as consumer prices fell by 1.9 per cent in the June quarter, taking annual inflation to minus 0.3 per cent.
Pensions traditionally rise each March and September in line with inflation.

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