Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Finance and Deregulation) Share this | Hansard source

The way in which the government has structured assistance for self-funded retirees is to link it to eligibility for the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card. Self-funded retirees will receive the same dollar amount as those on the aged pension, which would be $338 per annum for singles earning up to $50,000 and $510 per annum for couples combined earning up to $80,000. I would again make the point the assistance I am outlining is the assistance the opposition is going to be clawing back.