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Five million pensioners and jobseekers to receive an increase to their Centrelink payments amid cost of living pressures
Pensioners, carers and jobseekers are set to receive a boost to their payments from next week, with the government saying the increase is designed to "keep up with the changes in the cost of living". 

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March 14, 2022 - 12:30PM

Centrelink payments - including the age pension - will increase more than two per cent from March 20. The increase will be the largest since 2013 and is set to cost the government an additional $2.2 billion. Under the new arrangement, the rate for a single person receiving an age pension, disability support pension or carer payment will rise more than $20 a fortnight - to around $987. There are concerns the increase won't help pensioners with the rise in inflation.
Social security payments for pensioners, carers and jobseekers are set to increase from next week. 

The federal government said the cash boost delivered through the March indexation is designed to help five million Australians "keep up with the changes in the cost of living".

From March 20, singles on the age pension, disability support pension and carer payment will see their payments increase by $20.10 a fortnight to $987.60.


Couples will see their payments rise by $30.20 a fortnight to a combined $1,488.80.