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4862 - CHANGES TO THE PENSION

Hornery, Sonia to the Minister for Finance, Services and Property
  1. Should flagged changes to pensions by the Commonwealth Government go ahead, will individuals no longer eligible for the pension lose access to discounts on New South Wales Government services such as car registration, local government rates etc?
    1. If so, how many pensioners would be impacted by the changes?
Answer -

On the 1 January 2017, the Commonwealth Government introduced changes to pension concessions. The Government relies on the Commonwealth Government to provide information on who is eligible to receive pension concessions.

Enquires about the eligibility requirements for pension concessions should be directed to the Commonwealth Government.

Question asked on 21 February 2017 (session 56-1) and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 107
Answer received on 28 March 2017 and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 114

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