No September pension rise

Age pensioners will not receive their anticipated September payment boost as the pandemic cripples the economy.
Department of Social Services officials have confirmed to a parliamentary committee that 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.

According to advocacy group Combined Pensioners and Superannuants Association, the last time the pen…

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