House debates Questions without Notice

Age Pension

Wednesday, 1 October 2014 House of Representatives

Tony Abbott

Tony Abbott Warringah, Liberal Party, Prime Minister

2:24 pm

There is no plan to abandon indexation. Age pensions will go up every six months every year. That is the situation. We will put in place the indexation arrangements that members opposite think are fair for family tax benefits—and, if it is fair for family tax benefits, it is fair for other social security benefits. The member for Jagajaga and I disagree on some things but we do agree on some things as well. I would like to quote the member for Jagajaga, who said: 'As a parent, it is every parent's nightmare that your 15-year-old might drop out of school and basically do nothing.'

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