Figure 2.9
The diagram depicts the take-up of age pension from June 1998 to June 2008. The horizontal axis compares age pension and age pension including DVA for each year. The vertical axis shows the percentage of take-up.
- 1998 – Age Pension: approx 65.5% - Age Pension with DVA: approx 79.5%
- 1999 – Age Pension: approx 65.5% - Age Pension with DVA: approx 79.0%
- 2000 – Age Pension: approx 66.0% - Age Pension with DVA: approx 78.5%
- 2001 – Age Pension: approx 66.5% - Age Pension with DVA: approx 78.0%
- 2002 – Age Pension: approx 67.0% - Age Pension with DVA: approx 78.0%
- 2003 – Age Pension: approx 67.0% - Age Pension with DVA: approx 77.5%
- 2004 – Age Pension: approx 67.0% - Age Pension with DVA: approx 77.0%
- 2005 – Age Pension: approx 66.0% - Age Pension with DVA: approx 76.0%
- 2006 – Age Pension: approx 66.0% - Age Pension with DVA: approx 75.0%
- 2007 – Age Pension: approx 66.0% - Age Pension with DVA: approx 75.0%
- 2008 – Age Pension: approx 67.0% - Age Pension with DVA: approx 76.0%