Pensioners will receive a boost in their payments from today.
PENSIONERS are set to receive a boost in their payments from today.
Single pensioners on the maximum rate will receive an extra $35.80 per fortnight, while pensioner couples on the maximum rate will receive an increase of $54.00 per fortnight.
Pensioners will also receive a Clean Energy Supplement fortnightly at a rate of $13.50 per fortnight for singles and $20.40 a fortnight for couples.
The latest increase, total pension payments for people on the maximum rate, including the base rate, pension supplement and new Clean Energy Supplement, means singles pensioners will receive $808.40 a fortnight and couples will receive a combined payment of $1,218.80 a fortnight.
