Submission in response to the discussion paper "Realising the Economic Potential of Senior Australians: Changing face of Society" by the Advisory Panel on Realising the Economic Potential of Senior Australians (November 2011)
July 2017 - COTA opposes the Bill, just as we opposed the 2016 Budget Measure, because removing access to the very modest Energy Supplement for new income support recipients and pensioners will impact negatively and inequitably on those least able to bear it, including older people.
July 2017 - Older Australians are proportionately large users of human services and changes to these markets will impact significantly on them, positively or negatively. The six service areas identified in the Draft Report are of importance to COTA and its members