Welfare boost for 4.8 million Australians

About 4.8 million Australians will next week receive a slight boost to their pensions and welfare payments, thanks to a biannual adjustment to indexation rates.

An elderly woman uses a mobility walker in Sydney (file image)

Single pensioners will soon receive an extra $8.70 a fortnight following an indexation rate change. (AAP) Source: AAP

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