Scott Ryan (Victoria, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister, Senator Evans. Will the minister confirm that the government’s one-off payment to single pensioners of $1,400 to tide them over for the next nine months is equivalent to a pension increase of roughly $38 a week? And will the minister guarantee that pensioners will receive at least this much on an ongoing basis from the government from the next budget?