Pension Review Report 

Table of Contents

• Abbreviations and acronyms
• Preface
• Summary
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Context and challenges
• 3. Adequacy
• 4. Indexation
• 5. Payment design and administration
• 6. Concessions and services
• 7. Sustainability and targeting
• Appendix A: Number of pensioners
• Appendix B: Pension payments as at 1 January 2009
• Appendix C: Supplementary entitlements available in the income support system, January 2009
• Appendix D: One-off lump-sum payments provided since 2004–05
• Appendix E: Superannuation modelling
• Appendix F: Data sources and notes
• References
• Tables and Charts

© Commonwealth of Australia 2009

ISBN: 978-1-921380-28-0

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