❓ Dr. Woollard questions the Minister for Seniors and Volunteering about state benefits for self-funded retirees, while the Minister responds that additional concessions should be targeted based on need rather than age, highlighting existing research and consultation efforts.
AnsweredQoN 1159Legislative Assembly
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I refer to the fact that self-funded retirees do not qualify for many of the benefits that are provided to Centrelink pensioners and State Senior’s Card Holders, and I ask -
(1) Could the Minister please provide a listing of the State benefits that self-funded retirees are entitled to?
(2) Does the Minister have any plans to increase the range of benefits that are provided to self-funded retirees?
(3) If so, do the plans include increasing the range of benefits to match those that are provided to Centrelink pensions and the State Senior’s Card Holders? If not, why not?
(4) How does the Minister assess and determine the level of services for self-funded retirees?
(1) Could the Minister please provide a listing of the State benefits that self-funded retirees are entitled to?
(2) Does the Minister have any plans to increase the range of benefits that are provided to self-funded retirees?
(3) If so, do the plans include increasing the range of benefits to match those that are provided to Centrelink pensions and the State Senior’s Card Holders? If not, why not?
(4) How does the Minister assess and determine the level of services for self-funded retirees?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
30 May 2006
Responded by
Minister for Seniors and Volunteering
Response time
26 days
(2) Not at this stage. (3) Self funded retirees can already access the concessions referred to in (1) above. It is more appropriate to target additional concessions on the basis of need rather than on age. The Carpenter Government has an ongoing commitment to supporting Western Australians with high support needs. Excellent examples of this commitment are the recently announced thermo regulatory and continence initiatives. (4) In terms of meeting the needs of Western Australia's seniors the Carpenter Government draws on research and community consultation to identify the priority issues for seniors. Examples of the research that the Government uses are the recently launched Western Australia's Seniors Active Ageing Benchmark Indicators 2006 and the Transitions in Ageing Research Project. An excellent example of the community consultation processes used is the two roundtable discussions that I led on the issue of elder abuse. These involved sector and government representatives at one meeting; and individuals with personal stories at another. The results of both Roundtables were used to inform Western Australia's input into a national ministerial discussion on elder abuse.
(3) Self funded retirees can already access the concessions referred to in (1) above. It is more appropriate to target additional concessions on the basis of need rather than on age. The Carpenter Government has an ongoing commitment to supporting Western Australians with high support needs. Excellent examples of this commitment are the recently announced thermo regulatory and continence initiatives. (4) In terms of meeting the needs of Western Australia's seniors the Carpenter Government draws on research and community consultation to identify the priority issues for seniors. Examples of the research that the Government uses are the recently launched Western Australia's Seniors Active Ageing Benchmark Indicators 2006 and the Transitions in Ageing Research Project. An excellent example of the community consultation processes used is the two roundtable discussions that I led on the issue of elder abuse. These involved sector and government representatives at one meeting; and individuals with personal stories at another. The results of both Roundtables were used to inform Western Australia's input into a national ministerial discussion on elder abuse.
(4) In terms of meeting the needs of Western Australia's seniors the Carpenter Government draws on research and community consultation to identify the priority issues for seniors. Examples of the research that the Government uses are the recently launched Western Australia's Seniors Active Ageing Benchmark Indicators 2006 and the Transitions in Ageing Research Project. An excellent example of the community consultation processes used is the two roundtable discussions that I led on the issue of elder abuse. These involved sector and government representatives at one meeting; and individuals with personal stories at another. The results of both Roundtables were used to inform Western Australia's input into a national ministerial discussion on elder abuse.
(3) Self funded retirees can already access the concessions referred to in (1) above. It is more appropriate to target additional concessions on the basis of need rather than on age. The Carpenter Government has an ongoing commitment to supporting Western Australians with high support needs. Excellent examples of this commitment are the recently announced thermo regulatory and continence initiatives. (4) In terms of meeting the needs of Western Australia's seniors the Carpenter Government draws on research and community consultation to identify the priority issues for seniors. Examples of the research that the Government uses are the recently launched Western Australia's Seniors Active Ageing Benchmark Indicators 2006 and the Transitions in Ageing Research Project. An excellent example of the community consultation processes used is the two roundtable discussions that I led on the issue of elder abuse. These involved sector and government representatives at one meeting; and individuals with personal stories at another. The results of both Roundtables were used to inform Western Australia's input into a national ministerial discussion on elder abuse.
(4) In terms of meeting the needs of Western Australia's seniors the Carpenter Government draws on research and community consultation to identify the priority issues for seniors. Examples of the research that the Government uses are the recently launched Western Australia's Seniors Active Ageing Benchmark Indicators 2006 and the Transitions in Ageing Research Project. An excellent example of the community consultation processes used is the two roundtable discussions that I led on the issue of elder abuse. These involved sector and government representatives at one meeting; and individuals with personal stories at another. The results of both Roundtables were used to inform Western Australia's input into a national ministerial discussion on elder abuse.
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