Federal Budget 2026
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Let Pensioners Work
Exempt work related income from the Age Pension income.
A Fair Deeming Rate
Provide a measured and slow transition to a fair deeming rate in line with indexation.
Pensioner Extra Concessions Card
Create a Pensioner Extra Concessions Card to allow governments to support low-income pensioners with additional or higher concessions for essential services.
Energy Credit and Energy Supplement
Deliver a targeted $150 energy credit for households without solar or batteries and an increase the energy supplement.
Downsizing Incentive
Exempt excess proceeds from the sale of the principle place of residence from the Age Pension means test to support downsizing in later life.
Rent Assistance Boost
Provide another increase in the maximum rate of Commonwealth Rent Assistance and tie indexation to housing costs not overall CPI.
Retain Choice and Control over Superannuation
Government should ensure that people retain control over their superannuation by avoiding policies that direct people how to use their hard earned savings.
Bank Levy
Increase the existing Major Bank Levy to ensure face-to-face banking for people who need it and to support cash.
Private Health Costs
Undertake a comprehensive Productivity Commission review of the private health system to understand cost drivers and identify policy changes that reduce health cost inflation.
Dental Care
Create a targeted Seniors Dental Benefit Scheme to deliver $500 a year to seniors in need to ensure older people can afford dental costs.
Support at Home
Reduce the waitlist for Support at Home (SaH) to three (3) months by 1 January 2027 by releasing more packages.
Transparency
Create a simplified aged care provider performance scorecard to allow consumers to easily understand a providers quality and financial sustainability.
Stranded Patients
Create a cross-government taskforce to identify solutions to the issues of older people stranded in hospital.
Federal Budget Submission 2026
Our 2026 submission outlines 13 policy recommendations to improve the lives of older Australians.
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