A government pension is a fund into which a sum of money is added during the period in which a person is employed by the government. When the government employee retires they are able to receive periodic payments from the fund in order to support themselves. As the birth rate continues to fall and the life expectancy rises governments worldwide are predicting funding shortfalls for pensioners. Of the 500,000 people receiving pensions in 2015 47% of the wealthier recipients received reduced pensions and 18% lost access to all of their pension payments. 34% of lower income pensioners received an increase in their pension of $30 a fortnight. The pensioners who lost their payments were deemed to have at least $823,000 in assets (this did not include the value of a home).
Government worker pensions should be at the same rate as all other pensions which should be the minimum wage
@8THSFT74yrs4Y
No Pension levels should be the same base for all residents regardless of where they were employed not everyone can get a govt job.
@8FL8DQF5yrs5Y
only for military personal
@927K9GT3yrs3Y
Government workers should get the same as any other worker.
@9C5TRZG2yrs2Y
They should be the same as any other person on a pension
@98T6TZ22yrs2Y
@9467QSC3yrs3Y
Should be increased for every retired person, non limited to Government workers.
No, the should get the same pension as all retired Australians
@92ZDPT63yrs3Y
they should be in par Australia wide
Pension payments should be increased for all retirees not just for government workers
Pension payments should be a set price for all people
No, they should be increased for all Pensioners.
@9276T3S3yrs3Y
No, they should be increased for every pensioner
@8ZLMKPH3yrs3Y
Why only government workers
@8TLHSVKIndependent4yrs4Y
No, pension rates should be the same for all pensioners.
@8G6435D5yrs5Y
Yes for low income, adjust by cpi, exclude politicians
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