CERTAINTY FOR QUEENSLAND PENSIONERS
Source: Queensland. Premier. Media Release
"The Bligh Government will act to give around 25,000 Queensland pensioners certainty by making sure none of a recent pension increase is lost in increased rent.
The $32-a-week increase, granted in the most recent federal Budget, applies to single pensioners. There are around 25,000 single pensioners in social housing who pay a set amount – 25 per cent of their income - in rent. These funds go towards the maintenance and upkeep of the homes in which they live.“We will make sure this weekly increase will not be counted as income and therefore every cent of the rise will go into the pockets of pensioners. None will be lost in rent,” Ms Bligh said."