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LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION
QUESTION N0. 515
Pensioner Concessions
MRS CARNELL - Asked the Minister for Health upon Notice on 16 February 1993:
In relation to the announcement that all pensioners will be eligible to the full range of Commonwealth and State fringe benefits from April 1993 regardless of income:
1) How many pensioners in the ACT will be affected by the change.
2) How much will the extended concessions cost the ACT Government.
3) What level of compensation is being paid to the ACT
Government by the Commonwealth.
4) Will the ACT be "out of pocket" as a result of the
Commonwealth offer to pensioners.
5) What are the ACT Government funded concessions to pensioners.
6) How much will these concessions cost the ACT Government.
CHIEF MINISTER
The answer to the members question is as follow:-
1) Based on figures provided by the Commonwealth Department
of Social Security in 1992, an additional 3,264 people
will benefit from the changes. The Department of Social
Security is in the process of compiling updated figures.
2) The cost of providing concessions to the extended group
of beneficiaries is estimated at $1,000,000 per annum
based on the 1992 figures provided by the Department of
Social Security. This amount will be revised when the
Department of Social Security provides an update of the
number of people currently receiving the benefits.
3) The Commonwealths initial offer to the ACT was $700,000
per annum with a pro rata payment for the period April to
June 1993. However, in a letter to me dated 4 February
1993, the Prime Minister stated that States and
Territories would be eligible also for compensation for
any additional verifiable costs of extension which are
not reasonably covered by this amount. These
arrangements will apply for the 1992/93 financial year only.
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